Recipes · Canadian · Main Courses
Jiggs Dinner
One serving has 459 kcal and 27 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (124%), cobalamin (82%), vitamin K (82%), pyridoxine (67%), copper (64%) and zinc (61%). Ready in 195 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 180 min
- Makes: 1 serving (720 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: beef
Ingredients
- 110 g Corned beef brisket, raw
- 300 g Water
- 30 g Split peas, dried
- 100 g Potatoes, raw
- 50 g Carrots, raw
- 50 g Turnips, raw
- 80 g Cabbage, green, raw
Method
- Put the corned beef in a large pot with the water, bring to a boil, skim, then simmer, covered, for 2 hours until tender.
- Add the split peas to the pot, loose or tied in a cloth bag, and simmer 45 minutes.
- Add the potato, carrot, and turnip and simmer 25-30 minutes until tender.
- Add the cabbage wedges for the final 12-15 minutes, until just tender.
- Lift out and mash or roughly break up the split peas into a "pudding," slice the beef, and serve everything together with some of the cooking broth.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 459 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 48.8 g | |
| Water | 619 mL | |
| Fiber | 13.1 g | 44% |
| Protein | 27.1 g | 56% |
| Tryptophan | 0.24 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.9 g | |
| Lysine | 2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.49 g | |
| Cystine | 0.37 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.77 g | |
| Valine | 1.2 g | |
| Histidine | 0.77 g | |
| Fat | 17.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.78 g | |
| Saturated | 5.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 59.4 mg | |
| Calcium | 106 mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.58 mg | 64% |
| Iron | 4.8 mg | 26% |
| Magnesium | 81.4 mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 0.8 mg | 44% |
| Phosphorus | 338 mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 1,399 mg | 30% |
| Selenium | 25.1 µg | 46% |
| Sodium | 1,441 mg | |
| Zinc | 4.9 mg | 61% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.45 mg | 41% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.35 mg | 32% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7 mg | 50% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.6 mg | 32% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.87 mg | 67% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 76.4 µg | 19% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2 µg | 82% |
| Choline | 77.7 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 424 µg | 61% |
| Vitamin C | 92.7 mg | 124% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.51 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 74.2 µg | 82% |
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
3.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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