Recipes · Nicaraguan · Main Courses
Vigorón
One serving has 838 kcal and 13 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (94%), vitamin K (59%), thiamin (55%), manganese (49%), niacin (47%) and cobalamin (35%). Ready in 58 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 48 min
- Makes: 1 serving (409 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: pork, sulphite
Ingredients
- 180 g Cassava, raw
- 100 g Pork belly, raw
- 60 g Cabbage, green, raw
- 40 g Tomatoes, raw
- 10 g Vinegar, cider
- 15 g Onions, raw
- 3 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Peel and boil the cassava in salted water for 25-30 minutes until tender; drain and keep warm.
- Cut the pork belly into chunks and fry in a dry skillet over medium heat for 15-18 minutes, turning occasionally, until deeply golden and crackling-crisp; drain on paper towel.
- Toss the shredded cabbage with the diced tomato, onion, chile, vinegar and salt for a quick slaw.
- Serve the boiled cassava topped with the crisp pork belly and the cabbage slaw alongside.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 838 kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 75.3 g | |
| Water | 263 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.5 g | 19% |
| Protein | 13.1 g | 27% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.09 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.08 g | |
| Leucine | 0.11 g | |
| Lysine | 0.12 g | |
| Methionine | 0.03 g | |
| Cystine | 0.06 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.08 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.05 g | |
| Valine | 0.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.06 g | |
| Fat | 53.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 24.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.1 g | |
| Saturated | 19.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 72 mg | |
| Calcium | 66.6 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.28 mg | 31% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 56.1 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.89 mg | 49% |
| Phosphorus | 188 mg | 27% |
| Potassium | 909 mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 9.5 µg | 17% |
| Sodium | 459 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg | 23% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.61 mg | 55% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.6 mg | 47% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.64 mg | 13% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.43 mg | 33% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 84.9 µg | 21% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.84 µg | 35% |
| Choline | 53 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 26 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 70.2 mg | 94% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 52.7 µg | 59% |
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
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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