Recipes · Mexican · Burgers and Sandwiches

Pambazo

One serving has 707 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (86%), thiamin (71%), riboflavin (67%), niacin (64%), vitamin K (63%) and manganese (52%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Pambazo
Photo: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (301 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Contains: dairy, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 90 g Bolillo rolls
  • 12 g Chilies, dried red
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 15 g Vegetable oil
  • 60 g Potatoes, russet, raw
  • 40 g Chorizo, fresh (Mexican)
  • 20 g Lettuce, iceberg, raw
  • 15 g Queso fresco
  • 15 g Sour cream
  • 30 g Water

Method

  1. Boil the potato until tender, then dice it small; fry with the chorizo in a pan over medium heat for 5 minutes until the chorizo is cooked through and slightly crisp.
  2. Soak the guajillo chiles in the hot water for 10 minutes, then blend with the garlic into a smooth sauce; warm it in a wide, shallow pan.
  3. Split the roll and dip the outside in the warm guajillo sauce to coat, then pan-fry the soaked roll in the oil for 1-2 minutes per side until the crust crisps again.
  4. Fill the roll with the potato-chorizo mixture, shredded lettuce and crumbled queso fresco.
  5. Finish with a drizzle of sour cream and serve right away.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy707 kcal33%
Carbohydrates74 g
Water163 mL
Fiber6.5 g22%
Protein21.1 g44%
Tryptophan0.03 g
Threonine0.08 g
Isoleucine0.08 g
Leucine0.13 g
Lysine0.11 g
Methionine0.03 g
Cystine0.03 g
Phenylalanine0.07 g
Tyrosine0.05 g
Valine0.1 g
Histidine0.05 g
Fat37.5 g
Monounsaturated11.7 g
Polyunsaturated11.9 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-610.6 g
Saturated10.6 g
Trans-Fats1.2 g
Cholesterol45.3 mg
Calcium169 mg17%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron5.5 mg31%
Magnesium67.2 mg22%
Manganese0.94 mg52%
Phosphorus291 mg42%
Potassium798 mg17%
Selenium47.1 µg86%
Sodium906 mg
Zinc2.3 mg28%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.78 mg71%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.74 mg67%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.9 mg64%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.93 mg19%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.6 mg46%
Folate (vitamin B9)137 µg34%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.2 µg50%
Choline76.3 mg18%
Vitamin A217 µg31%
Vitamin C9.3 mg12%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)40.9 IU7%
Vitamin E1.9 mg12%
Vitamin K56.7 µg63%

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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