Recipes · Vietnamese · Main Courses
Cơm Tấm (Broken Rice with Grilled Pork)
One serving has 816 kcal and 45 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (149%), thiamin (119%), pyridoxine (113%), niacin (102%), phosphorus (78%) and manganese (68%). Ready in 40 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (401 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: egg, fish, pork
Ingredients
- 90 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 150 g Pork chops, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Fish sauce
- 10 g Sugar
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 20 g Carrots, raw
- 20 g Daikon radish, raw
- 5 g Vinegar, white
- 20 g Cucumber, raw
- 8 g Scallions, raw
Method
- Marinate the pork chop with the garlic, half the fish sauce and half the sugar for at least 20 minutes.
- Toss the julienned carrot and daikon with the vinegar and remaining sugar for a quick pickle.
- Cook the rice until tender.
- Grill or pan-fry the pork chop over medium-high heat, 4-5 minutes per side, until cooked through with clear juices (74 °C/165 °F).
- Fry the egg in the oil, sunny-side-up.
- Plate the rice with the pork chop, fried egg, cucumber and pickle, and drizzle with the remaining fish sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 816 kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 89.4 g | |
| Water | 232 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.5 g | 9% |
| Protein | 45.4 g | 95% |
| Tryptophan | 0.5 g | |
| Threonine | 2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 2.2 g | |
| Leucine | 3.8 g | |
| Lysine | 3.6 g | |
| Methionine | 1.2 g | |
| Cystine | 0.65 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.7 g | |
| Valine | 2.5 g | |
| Histidine | 1.7 g | |
| Fat | 29 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.6 g | |
| Saturated | 7.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.22 g | |
| Cholesterol | 290 mg | |
| Calcium | 122 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.41 mg | 46% |
| Iron | 6.2 mg | 35% |
| Magnesium | 95.3 mg | 31% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 68% |
| Phosphorus | 549 mg | 78% |
| Potassium | 909 mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 82 µg | 149% |
| Sodium | 964 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.5 mg | 57% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.3 mg | 119% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.6 mg | 55% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 14.3 mg | 102% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.9 mg | 59% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.5 mg | 113% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 253 µg | 63% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.3 µg | 54% |
| Choline | 244 mg | 57% |
| Vitamin A | 255 µg | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 10.2 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 72.5 IU | 12% |
| Vitamin E | 1.8 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin K | 41.3 µg | 46% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1.4 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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