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Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chops with Broken Rice

35 min4 servings🍳 1 panPicky-eater safe bet: plain rice$15.00640 cal · 45g protein

Ingredients

  • jasmine rice2 cups
  • thin boneless pork chops1½ lb
  • lemongrass paste2 tbsp
  • fish sauce¼ cup
  • honey2 tbsp
  • garlic4 cloves
  • eggs4 count
  • cucumber1 count
  • tomatoes2 count
  • lime1 count

Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook the rice. (For a broken-rice texture, pulse the dry rice briefly in a blender before cooking.)

  2. 2

    Mix the lemongrass, 2 tbsp fish sauce, honey and minced garlic. Rub over the pork chops and let sit 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Grill or cook the chops in a hot grill pan over medium-high 3-4 minutes per side until charred and 145°F inside.

  4. 4

    Fry the eggs sunny-side up.

  5. 5

    Stir the remaining fish sauce with lime juice, 1 tbsp sugar and 3 tbsp water for a dipping sauce.

  6. 6

    Serve each chop with rice, a fried egg, sliced cucumber and tomato, and the sauce on the side.

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