On Our Own

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22 February 2007

Com ga

As requested, here's Mrs Hanh's recipe for com ga (rice chicken). The measurements are all estimates because she doesn't use measuring spoons or measuring cups. So put a big "approximately" in front of each ingredient. If it doesn't sound right to you, change it. I've also included the MSG that she uses, but suggest that you avoid it. After watching her cook, though, I'm surprised I don't have an extra 10 lbs. on me due to sodium-induced water retention. Of course, she did get me almost back to my departure weight, so there may be some truth to the water retention bit. :)
Com Ga
yellow rice, vegetables and chicken

Yellow Rice
1/2 tsp. MSG
1 tsp. salt
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp. turmeric
2 cups rice
3+ cups chicken broth
Saute garlic in oil, add in MSG, salt and turmeric. Saute another 30 seconds, then remove from flame. Using cold water, rinse rice well (several times). Pour in sauted garlic mixture and chicken broth. Mix lightly and cook in rice cooker (about 20 minutes).

Vegetables
1/2 cup minced onion
2 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup diced pork
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. MSG
4 cups diced veggies (use 2 or 3: carrots, green beans, squash, broccoli stems, etc.)
In hot frying pan, saute 2 Tbsp. onion and 1 tsp. garlic for one minute, then stir in everything but the vegetable. Continue cooking over med-high heat, stirring constantly, for 1-2 minutes. Stir in vegetables. Cook for another 3-4 minutes, until vegetables are crisp-tender (cooked, but still crunchy). Set aside, keep warm.

Chicken
2 cups shredded, cooked chicken (room temperature or warm)
1 tsp. soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 tsp MSG
juice of 2 small lemons, separated
1 cup thinly sliced onion
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 cup rau ram (don't know the English name for this and haven't seen it in the States before, but you could probably use spinach or another leafy vegetable, sliced in strips)
In a small bowl, mix onions with sugar and juice of one lemon. Stir and let it sit for a few minutes. Meanwhile, in another bowl, mix the first six ingredients, including the juice of another lemon. Stir in rau ram (or equivalent) and onion mixture. Stir well.
Scoop each thing (rice, vegetables, chicken) into separate bowls and serve. An di! (Eat!)

1 Comments:

Anonymous said...

Can I just say I love that she includes 1/2 cup of diced pork in the vegetables section?

--Lydia

6:18 AM  

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