Ground Beef Porridge

Name: Ground Beef Porridge (Cháo Bò)
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 6 cups unsalted chicken broth (purchased or homemade); 5 tablespoons fish sauce; ½ tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon salt; 2 thick slices fresh ginger; 2 stalks fresh lemongrass, cut into 4-inch lengths; ½ pound lean ground beef; 2 scallions, chopped into rings; 1 tablespoon ground black pepper; 4 cups uncooked jasmine rice; ½ yellow onion, finely sliced into rings with mandoline; 2 red Thai bird chiles, finely chopped; ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 1 cup fresh mung bean sprouts

Cháo Bò

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Little Saigon Cookbook

By Ann Le

Published 2011

About

The beef version of chao is made flavorful and fragrant with cilantro, ginger, and lemongrass with a dash of pepper.

Ingredients

6 cups unsalted chicken broth (purchased or homemade)
5 tablespoons fish sauce
2

Asia
Vietnam
Main course
Gluten-free
South East Asia

Method

Warm the chicken broth in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add the fish sauce, ginger, lemongrass, sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Add the uncooked rice and cover. Cook over low heat for about 35 minutes or until the rice is completely done. The consistency should be similar to that of porridge and a little watery.
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