Recipes · Venezuelan · Main Courses

Pabellón Criollo

One serving has 870 kcal and 49 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of niacin (111%), pyridoxine (108%), zinc (102%), folate (92%), selenium (88%) and phosphorus (81%). Ready in 105 minutes.

Pabellón Criollo
Photo: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (571 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, celery

Ingredients

  • 150 g Beef flank steak, raw
  • 150 g Beef broth
  • 40 g Black beans, dried
  • 60 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 40 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 80 g Plantains, ripe, raw
  • 15 g Vegetable oil
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Put the beef in a pot with the broth, bring to a boil, then simmer for about 1 hour until very tender; remove, shred finely with two forks, and reserve some of the cooking liquid.
  2. Soak and boil the dried black beans separately for about 1 hour until soft.
  3. Fry half the onion and garlic in a little of the oil for 3 minutes, add the shredded beef and a splash of the reserved liquid, and cook for 8-10 minutes until well flavored; season with the salt.
  4. Fry the remaining onion, garlic and the tomato for 5 minutes, then add to the cooked black beans and simmer for 10 minutes.
  5. Cook the rice in salted water for about 15 minutes until tender; fry the plantain slices in the remaining oil for 2-3 minutes a side until golden.
  6. Serve the rice, black beans, shredded beef and fried plantain together on one plate.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy870 kcal41%
Carbohydrates105 g
Water382 mL
Fiber9.4 g32%
Protein48.5 g101%
Tryptophan0.37 g
Threonine1.8 g
Isoleucine2 g
Leucine3.6 g
Lysine3.5 g
Methionine1.1 g
Cystine0.6 g
Phenylalanine2 g
Tyrosine1.4 g
Valine2.3 g
Histidine1.4 g
Fat29.1 g
Monounsaturated8.8 g
Polyunsaturated9.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-68.1 g
Saturated7.9 g
Trans-Fats0.1 g
Cholesterol102 mg
Calcium138 mg14%
Copper0.68 mg76%
Iron7.9 mg44%
Magnesium157 mg51%
Manganese1.4 mg78%
Phosphorus570 mg81%
Potassium1,787 mg38%
Selenium48.4 µg88%
Sodium1,039 mg
Zinc8.2 mg102%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.88 mg80%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.36 mg33%
Niacin (vitamin B3)15.6 mg111%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.3 mg45%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.4 mg108%
Folate (vitamin B9)367 µg92%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.9 µg78%
Choline184 mg43%
Vitamin A61.6 µg9%
Vitamin C24 mg32%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)6 IU1%
Vitamin E2.1 mg14%
Vitamin K58.2 µg65%

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

4.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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