Name: Authentic Com Hen Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: 2 cups cooked jasmine rice, preferably day-old and chilled; 2 lbs fresh baby clams, thoroughly scrubbed and rinsed; 1/4 cup roasted peanuts, coarsely crushed; 1/2 cup fried pork rinds (mỡ hũ), crushed; 2 cups mixed fresh herbs (sawtooth coriander, perilla, Thai basil, mint), roughly chopped; 1/4 cup fried shallots; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 small shallot, minced; 2 tablespoons fish sauce; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1/2 teaspoon MSG (optional, but authentic); 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1/4 cup tamarind paste (for dipping sauce); 2 tablespoons sugar (for dipping sauce); 1/4 cup water (for dipping sauce); 1 tablespoon fish sauce (for dipping sauce); 1 clove garlic, minced (for dipping sauce); 1 bird's eye chili, thinly sliced (for dipping sauce)

Com Hen 🇻🇳 Vietnam

Vietnamese rice with baby clams, served with peanuts, fried pork rinds, and fresh herbs.

rice seafood

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Rice baby clams peanuts pork rinds

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