Recipes · Canadian · Dips and Spreads

Cretons

One serving has 340 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (83%), selenium (59%), cobalamin (42%), zinc (40%), riboflavin (39%) and phosphorus (38%). Ready in 105 minutes.

Cretons
Photo: snowpea&bokchoi, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (211 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Low carb
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 100 g Pork shoulder, raw
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 60 g Milk, whole
  • 0.8 g Salt
  • 0.2 g Black pepper
  • 0.1 g Cloves
  • 0.1 g Cinnamon
  • 20 g Bread, white

Method

  1. Combine the pork, onion, milk, salt, pepper, cloves, and cinnamon in a saucepan.
  2. Simmer gently, covered, for 1 to 1.5 hours, stirring occasionally and adding a splash of water if it looks dry, until the pork is falling-apart tender and cooked through.
  3. Mash or pulse the mixture to a coarse, spreadable paste (some like it smoother, some chunkier).
  4. Pack into a container and chill for at least 2 hours until firm and set into a spread.
  5. Spread on the toasted bread to serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy340 kcal16%
Carbohydrates15.8 g
Water151 mL
Fiber1.1 g4%
Protein21.3 g44%
Tryptophan0.24 g
Threonine0.86 g
Isoleucine0.88 g
Leucine1.6 g
Lysine1.7 g
Methionine0.49 g
Cystine0.23 g
Phenylalanine0.79 g
Tyrosine0.68 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.72 g
Fat20.7 g
Monounsaturated8.7 g
Polyunsaturated2.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.7 g
Saturated7.5 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol77 mg
Calcium135 mg13%
Copper0.14 mg16%
Iron1.9 mg10%
Magnesium33 mg11%
Manganese0.28 mg16%
Phosphorus264 mg38%
Potassium453 mg10%
Selenium32.5 µg59%
Sodium498 mg
Zinc3.2 mg40%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.91 mg83%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.43 mg39%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.9 mg35%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg22%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.43 mg33%
Folate (vitamin B9)13.8 µg3%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1 µg42%
Choline71.1 mg17%
Vitamin A29.7 µg4%
Vitamin C2.9 mg4%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)101 IU17%
Vitamin E0.25 mg2%
Vitamin K0.8 µg1%

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

0.8 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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