DISH RESEARCH · Breakfast
Bai Sach Chrouk
Also known as: បាយសាច់ជ្រូក
Marinated grilled pork with steamed rice and quick-pickled vegetables.
About Bai Sach Chrouk
Bai sach chrouk is the Cambodian breakfast of thin marinated pork, steamed rice and a quick pickle of carrot and daikon. Terence Carter presents this charcoal-grilled version as a classic sold at morning markets and roadside stalls.
Garlic, light soy sauce, fish sauce, palm sugar, coconut milk and lime juice flavour the pork. Sweetness and savoury seasoning meet the acidity of the accompanying pickle.
The pork has the lightly charred, caramelised surface described by the source. It rests over steamed rice, with pickled vegetables alongside and an optional pepper-and-lime dip.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Soy, Fish.
Product-dependent or unconfirmed: Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Bai Sach Chrouk
Terence Carter’s charcoal-grilled Cambodian bai sach chrouk.
- Pork shoulderProtein
- GarlicAromatic
- Light soy sauceSeasoning
- Palm sugarSweetener
- Coconut milkLiquid
- Fish sauceSeasoning
- Lime juiceSeasoning
- Steamed riceBase
- Quick-pickled carrot and daikonAccompaniment
- Pepper-and-lime dipAccompaniment · Optional table condiment · OptionalIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Pork shoulder: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Light soy sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Soy source-confirmed; Wheat (gluten) unconfirmed
- Palm sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fish sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Exact product formula unknown.
- Lime juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Steamed rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Mandatory serving component249/279, prior recipe unspecified.
- Quick-pickled carrot and daikon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader pickled-vegetable link; exact two named vegetables249, full pickling formula unprovided.
- Pepper-and-lime dip (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit optional accompaniment238; full formula unspecified. Other chilli/fish table-sauce alternatives not selected.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Cambodia
- CambodiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cambodian / Khmer Cuisine
- Khmer CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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