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

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

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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