Vietnamese Tomato Rice (Cơm Đỏ)
What is Cơm Đỏ?
Cơm đỏ is Vietnamese red tomato rice. Cooked rice is stir-fried with garlic, tomato paste and soy sauce until every grain is coated red. It's the classic partner to gà rô ti.
Vietnamese Tomato Rice (Cơm Đỏ)
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice uncooked
- 3-4 garlic cloves minced
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoon oil
- 2 teaspoon soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ⅓ teaspoon MSG
Instructions
- Cook the 2 cups of rice ahead of time with your rice cooker.
- Bring your wok to medium-high heat. Add your 2 tablespoon oil and minced garlic.
- Once the garlic becomes golden (not brown), add your tomato paste and stir for 30 seconds.
- Add your cooked rice and combine well so the red color is evenly distributed.
- Season with soy sauce, sugar, and MSG.
- Continue to stir and combine for another 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
- Serve this rice with any protein and side of veggies.
