Recipes · Chilean · Side Dishes

Milcao

One serving has 286 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (40%), pyridoxine (35%), vitamin K (24%) and copper (20%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Milcao
Photo: Lin linao, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (176 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: pork

Ingredients

  • 150 g Potatoes, raw
  • 15 g Pork rinds
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 10 g Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Grate half the potato finely and squeeze out the liquid in a cloth; boil and mash the other half.
  2. Combine the grated and mashed potato with the salt to make a workable dough.
  3. Flatten a portion of the dough, place a little chopped pork rind in the center, and fold the dough over to enclose it, shaping into a small flat cake.
  4. Fry in the oil in a skillet over medium heat for 4-5 minutes per side until golden and cooked through (or bake at 200 °C/400 °F for 25-30 minutes).
  5. Serve hot, straight from the pan, while the crust is still crisp.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy286 kcal13%
Carbohydrates26.2 g
Water119 mL
Fiber3.1 g11%
Protein12.3 g26%
Tryptophan0.05 g
Threonine0.37 g
Isoleucine0.31 g
Leucine0.65 g
Lysine0.58 g
Methionine0.12 g
Cystine0.12 g
Phenylalanine0.41 g
Tyrosine0.25 g
Valine0.52 g
Histidine0.16 g
Fat14.8 g
Monounsaturated4.5 g
Polyunsaturated6.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.6 g
Saturated3.3 g
Trans-Fats0.07 g
Cholesterol14.3 mg
Calcium22.6 mg2%
Copper0.18 mg20%
Iron1.4 mg8%
Magnesium36.2 mg12%
Manganese0.24 mg13%
Phosphorus98.3 mg14%
Potassium657 mg14%
Selenium6.8 µg12%
Sodium475 mg
Zinc0.53 mg7%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.14 mg13%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.09 mg8%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.8 mg13%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.51 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.45 mg35%
Folate (vitamin B9)22.5 µg6%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.1 µg4%
Choline42.9 mg10%
Vitamin A1.8 µg0%
Vitamin C29.6 mg40%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.91 mg6%
Vitamin K21.4 µg24%

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.

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