Recipes · Thai · Salads
Larb Neua (Spicy Beef Salad)
One serving has 404 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (138%), vitamin K (114%), zinc (89%), pyridoxine (60%), niacin (58%) and selenium (49%). Ready in 20 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (297 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef, fish
Ingredients
- 150 g Ground beef
- 25 g Shallots
- 10 g Green onions
- 6 g Mint
- 5 g Cilantro
- 8 g Long-grain rice
- 15 g Fish sauce
- 25 g Lime juice
- 1 g Cayenne pepper
- 2 g Sugar
- 50 g Lettuce
Method
- Toast the uncooked rice in a dry pan until golden, then grind it to a powder.
- Cook the beef in a splash of water, breaking it up, until just done. Let it cool slightly.
- Season with fish sauce, lime juice, chili and sugar.
- Toss in the sliced shallots, green onions, mint, cilantro and the toasted rice powder.
- Serve with lettuce leaves to wrap.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 404 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 18.7 g | |
| Water | 218 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 31 g | 65% |
| Tryptophan | 0.02 g | |
| Threonine | 0.08 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.1 g | |
| Leucine | 0.14 g | |
| Lysine | 0.11 g | |
| Methionine | 0.03 g | |
| Cystine | 0.02 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.09 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.06 g | |
| Valine | 0.11 g | |
| Histidine | 0.04 g | |
| Fat | 22.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.83 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.62 g | |
| Saturated | 8.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 101 mg | |
| Calcium | 85.9 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.21 mg | 23% |
| Iron | 5.3 mg | 30% |
| Magnesium | 77.6 mg | 25% |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 311 mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 803 mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 26.9 µg | 49% |
| Sodium | 1,761 mg | |
| Zinc | 7.1 mg | 89% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.18 mg | 16% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.32 mg | 29% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.1 mg | 58% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.29 mg | 6% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.78 mg | 60% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 82 µg | 20% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.3 µg | 138% |
| Choline | 106 mg | 25% |
| Vitamin A | 247 µg | 35% |
| Vitamin C | 19 mg | 25% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.92 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 102 µg | 114% |
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
5.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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