Asian•budget
Vietnamese Red Rice (Cơm Đỏ)
This tomato rice is simple to make and uses only a few ingredients for a subtle, savory flavor.
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups cooked rice (use cold, day old rice)
- 4 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons neutral oil
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tsp soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Heat your pan on medium high heat. Add the oil and garlic. Saute the garlic until it just begins to brown.
- 2
Add the cold rice and break it up with your spatula, mixing the fried garlic in with the rice.
- 3
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.