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    Home » Easy Weeknight Recipes » Vietnamese Red Rice (Cơm Đỏ)

    Vietnamese Red Rice (Cơm Đỏ)

    Published: May 9, 2022 Modified: May 9, 2022 by Suzanne Nuyen This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

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    CVietnamese Red Rice (Cơm Đỏ), which means red rice in Vietnamese, is a savory, tangy fried rice using tomato paste. It elevates any dish you want to eat with rice, but I love it especially with Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bò Lúc Lắc) If you have stale rice and don't want to make a full fried rice dish with all the fixings, this red rice will pack just as much flavor with fewer ingredients.

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    This rice is my secret weapon. It's a great way to repurpose leftover rice. If you've got lots of leftovers you don't want to eat, adding some red rice makes everything a little more fancy. Cơm Đỏ even tastes great with just a fried egg. It's fragrant, subtly tangy, and the bright, rich color always impresses.

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    • 🍚 Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • 💭 Substitutions
    • 🍚 Serving suggestions
    • 📋 Recipe
    • 🦺 Food safety

    🍚 Ingredients

    You will need:

    A bowl of rice next to a tube of tomato paste and garlic cloves
    • cooked, day old rice
    • tomato paste
    • minced garlic
    • neutral cooking oil
    • soy sauce or Maggi seasoning

    See recipe card for quantities.

    Instructions

    Preheat your pan to medium-high heat. Add the garlic and sauté until it just begins to brown. Add your stale rice and break up the grains. Add soy sauce and tomato paste and continue stirring until everything is mixed together. Add more soy sauce to taste.

    Form into ball shape with your hands

    Press into patties on the tray

    Place into oven at 350 fahrenheit

    TIP: Using day old rice will ensure that your rice doesn't get mushy and fall apart when you're frying it. Keep your leftover rice in the fridge. If you don't have stale old rice but really want this dish, make fresh rice and spread it on a baking sheet. Put the baking sheet in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to dry it out.

    💭 Substitutions

    Feel free to use brown rice instead of white for this recipe. You can also use salt instead of soy sauce if you don't want the brown color to dull the red tomato paste. Butter or ghee can be used instead of oil for a creamy, rich taste. Butter burns easily though so you will want to keep an eye on your heat. Ghee has a higher smoke point but still has all the butter flavor.

    🍚 Serving suggestions

    a serving of Bò Lúc Lắc and vegetables with red rice

    Eat Cơm Đỏ with anything you'd normally want to eat rice with! It's great with stir fries and grilled meat.

    Traditionally, red rice is served with Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bò Lúc Lắc). Check out my recipe for it!

    📋 Recipe

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    Vietnamese Red Rice (Cơm Đỏ)

    This tomato rice is simple to make and uses only a few ingredients for a subtle, savory flavor.
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine Asian, Vietnamese
    Keyword Rice,
    Prep Time 5 minutes
    Cook Time 10 minutes
    Total Time 15 minutes
    Servings 4
    Calories 177kcal

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups cooked rice use cold, day old rice
    • 4 cloves garlic minced
    • 2 tablespoons neutral oil
    • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
    • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

    Instructions

    • Heat your pan on medium high heat. Add the oil and garlic. Saute the garlic until it just begins to brown.
    • Add the cold rice and break it up with your spatula, mixing the fried garlic in with the rice.
    • Once the rice grains are separated and coated in oil, add the soy sauce and tomato paste. Continue to stir the rice until the grains are coated with tomato paste.

    Notes

    Tip: 
    • If you don't have stale, cold, day old rice, you can spread freshly cooked rice on a baking sheet and put it in the freezer for 15-20 minutes to dry it out.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 177kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 148mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 122IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg
    Nutrition Facts
    Vietnamese Red Rice (Cơm Đỏ)
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 177 Calories from Fat 63
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 7g11%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
    Monounsaturated Fat 5g
    Sodium 148mg6%
    Potassium 124mg4%
    Carbohydrates 25g8%
    Fiber 1g4%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 3g6%
    Vitamin A 122IU2%
    Vitamin C 3mg4%
    Calcium 17mg2%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

    🦺 Food safety

    • Rice should be 40 °F (4 °C) or below.
    • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
    • Never leave cooking food unattended

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