Recipes · Armenian · Stews

Khashlama (Armenian Beef and Vegetable Stew)

One serving has 501 kcal and 38 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (220%), zinc (166%), pyridoxine (95%), vitamin C (90%), selenium (74%) and niacin (64%). Ready in 150 minutes.

Khashlama (Armenian Beef and Vegetable Stew)
Photo: Chidgk1, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 135 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (547 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: alcohol, beef, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 180 g Beef chuck, raw
  • 60 g Onions, raw
  • 100 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 40 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 80 g Potatoes, raw
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 0.2 g Bay leaves
  • 0.4 g Black pepper
  • 20 g Wine, white
  • 60 g Water
  • 1 g Salt

Method

  1. Layer the beef chunks with the sliced onion, tomato, bell pepper and potato in a heavy pot, tucking in the garlic and bay leaf.
  2. Pour in the wine and water, season with the black pepper, cover tightly and set over very low heat.
  3. Cook, barely simmering and without stirring much, for 2-2.5 hours, until the beef is fall-apart tender.
  4. Season with the salt near the end of cooking.
  5. Serve the meat and vegetables together in their own rich juices, with bread on the side.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy501 kcal24%
Carbohydrates27.9 g
Water448 mL
Fiber4.8 g16%
Protein38.4 g80%
Tryptophan0.43 g
Threonine1.6 g
Isoleucine1.6 g
Leucine2.9 g
Lysine3.2 g
Methionine1 g
Cystine0.4 g
Phenylalanine1.5 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine1.7 g
Histidine1.2 g
Fat25.5 g
Monounsaturated12.3 g
Polyunsaturated1.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.1 g
Saturated10.7 g
Trans-Fats1.5 g
Cholesterol119 mg
Calcium75.3 mg8%
Copper0.36 mg40%
Iron5.3 mg29%
Magnesium78.4 mg25%
Manganese0.56 mg31%
Phosphorus433 mg62%
Potassium1,368 mg29%
Selenium40.4 µg74%
Sodium542 mg
Zinc13.3 mg166%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.31 mg28%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.38 mg35%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.9 mg64%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.6 mg32%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.2 mg95%
Folate (vitamin B9)48.6 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)5.3 µg220%
Choline140 mg33%
Vitamin A57.1 µg8%
Vitamin C67.7 mg90%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)9 IU2%
Vitamin E1 mg7%
Vitamin K16.2 µg18%

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

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

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