Recipes · Georgian · Pies

Kubdari (Svanetian Meat-Filled Bread)

One serving has 508 kcal and 23 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (81%), selenium (65%), niacin (61%), thiamin (56%), zinc (55%) and riboflavin (44%). Ready in 95 minutes.

Kubdari (Svanetian Meat-Filled Bread)
Photo: Georgian Recipes at Georgia About, CC BY 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 70 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (226 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Contains: beef, dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 55 g Flour, bread (strong)
  • 25 g Water
  • 1 g Yeast, active dry
  • 0.6 g Salt
  • 90 g Beef, ground, 80% lean, raw
  • 40 g Onions, raw
  • 5 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 0.3 g Fenugreek seeds
  • 0.4 g Black pepper
  • 0.3 g Cayenne pepper
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted

Method

  1. Make a soft yeasted dough with the flour, water, yeast and salt; knead well, cover, and let rise for 1 hour.
  2. Mix the ground beef with the finely chopped onion, cilantro, fenugreek, black pepper and cayenne.
  3. Flatten the risen dough, place the meat filling in the center, then gather the edges up and pinch to seal it in completely; flatten gently into a round or oval loaf.
  4. Bake at 200°C (400°F) for 20-25 minutes, until the bread is golden and the meat inside is cooked through (74°C/165°F).
  5. Brush with the melted butter as soon as it comes out of the oven and serve warm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy508 kcal24%
Carbohydrates44.8 g
Water130 mL
Fiber2.7 g9%
Protein23.2 g48%
Tryptophan0.17 g
Threonine0.81 g
Isoleucine0.96 g
Leucine1.7 g
Lysine1.5 g
Methionine0.52 g
Cystine0.32 g
Phenylalanine0.96 g
Tyrosine0.68 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.66 g
Fat25.6 g
Monounsaturated10 g
Polyunsaturated1.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.93 g
Saturated11 g
Trans-Fats1.1 g
Cholesterol81.1 mg
Calcium42.9 mg4%
Copper0.2 mg22%
Iron4.5 mg25%
Magnesium37 mg12%
Manganese0.58 mg32%
Phosphorus220 mg31%
Potassium408 mg9%
Selenium35.8 µg65%
Sodium300 mg
Zinc4.4 mg55%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.62 mg56%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.48 mg44%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.5 mg61%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.92 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.39 mg30%
Folate (vitamin B9)142 µg35%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.9 µg81%
Choline61.6 mg14%
Vitamin A81.5 µg12%
Vitamin C4.5 mg6%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)2.7 IU0%
Vitamin E0.79 mg5%
Vitamin K18.9 µg21%

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

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

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