Cơm gà, steamed chicken rice with pickled cabbage
Vietnamese chicken and rice: fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth, steamed chicken thighs, and quick-pickled Chinese cabbage and ginger-garlic-chili carr…
The weekend is the perfect time to prepare a delicious dish. This chicken and rice dish is a culinary masterpiece that will impress your guests. The rice is cooked in chicken broth, the chicken is steamed, and fresh vegetables are added for a unique flavor.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting2 hr
- Total2 hr 50 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodsteaming, refrigeration
- Estimated cost$2.35 $2.35 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Gluten-free
- Low lactose
Ingredients
- $0.35
- $1.32
- $0.39
- $0.14
- $0.12
- $0.02
- $0.01
Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Cook the rice in chicken broth.
- Wash the thigh, stuff it with filling on both sides, and steam it for 30 minutes in a hollowed-out dish.
- Peel the carrots, cut them into flower shapes and thin slices. Chop the cabbage and let it drain for 30 minutes in a large bowl of coarse salt, stirring every 10 minutes, then rinse and squeeze out the excess water.
- Combine the cabbage and carrots with the ginger, chili pepper, garlic, vinegar, and sugar, and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Serve the rice with the chicken thigh and pickles on the side, alongside soy sauce. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Cơm gà, steamed chicken rice with pickled cabbage
- Chicken broth for cooking rice$0.35
- 150 g of Chinese cabbage, finely shredded$1.32
- 1 small carrot$0.39
- 1 tablespoon of grated ginger, chili pepper, and garlic$0.14
- 1 tablespoon of coarse salt$0.12
- 1 tablespoon of vinegar$0.02
- 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.01
Total$2.35
that's $2.35 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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