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Okonomiyaki

One serving has 675 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (153%), selenium (67%), vitamin C (64%), riboflavin (62%), thiamin (60%) and niacin (45%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Okonomiyaki
Photo: ume-y, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (374 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: celery, egg, fish, gluten, mustard, pork, soy

Ingredients

  • 50 g Plain flour
  • 60 g Dashi
  • 50 g Egg
  • 120 g Cabbage
  • 10 g Green onions
  • 40 g Pork belly
  • 8 g Vegetable oil
  • 10 g Worcestershire sauce
  • 10 g Ketchup
  • 3 g Soy sauce
  • 3 g Sugar
  • 10 g Mayonnaise

Method

  1. Whisk the flour with the dashi and egg, then fold in the finely shredded cabbage and green onions.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan, spread the batter into a thick round and lay thin slices of pork belly on top.
  3. Cook for 5 minutes on medium heat, flip and cook another 5 minutes until the pork is crisp.
  4. Mix the Worcestershire, ketchup, soy sauce and sugar into a sauce.
  5. Brush with the sauce, zigzag with mayonnaise and serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy675 kcal32%
Carbohydrates54.3 g
Water255 mL
Fiber4.7 g16%
Protein18.5 g39%
Tryptophan0.16 g
Threonine0.46 g
Isoleucine0.55 g
Leucine0.95 g
Lysine0.63 g
Methionine0.3 g
Cystine0.26 g
Phenylalanine0.64 g
Tyrosine0.43 g
Valine0.69 g
Histidine0.3 g
Fat42.5 g
Monounsaturated16.8 g
Polyunsaturated11.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.09 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.06 g
Omega-69.8 g
Saturated11.8 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol219 mg
Calcium125 mg12%
Copper0.22 mg24%
Iron4.9 mg27%
Magnesium40.5 mg13%
Manganese0.56 mg31%
Phosphorus265 mg38%
Potassium603 mg13%
Selenium36.7 µg67%
Sodium677 mg
Zinc1.8 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.66 mg60%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.68 mg62%
Niacin (vitamin B3)6.3 mg45%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg27%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.34 mg26%
Folate (vitamin B9)178 µg45%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.85 µg35%
Choline171 mg40%
Vitamin A97.5 µg14%
Vitamin C47.6 mg64%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)41 IU7%
Vitamin E2.9 mg19%
Vitamin K138 µg153%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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