Recipes · Albanian · Casseroles

Fërgesë

One serving has 273 kcal and 12 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin C (182%), pyridoxine (41%), phosphorus (29%), vitamin A (29%), manganese (27%) and copper (24%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Fërgesë
Photo: Rrezjaediellit, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (360 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 150 g Bell pepper, green, raw
  • 100 g Tomatoes, raw
  • 6 g Garlic, raw
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 80 g Cottage cheese
  • 8 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Fry the whole green peppers in the butter until softened and lightly charred all over, then peel and slice them.
  2. Add the chopped garlic to the same pan, then the chopped tomatoes, and cook for about 10 minutes until they break down into a thick sauce.
  3. Stir the sliced peppers back in and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Sprinkle in the flour and stir well for a minute to thicken slightly.
  5. Fold in the curd (cottage cheese), tip into a small baking dish, and bake at 200 °C (400 °F) for 15 minutes until bubbling and lightly browned on top.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy273 kcal13%
Carbohydrates21.8 g
Water306 mL
Fiber4.2 g14%
Protein12.4 g26%
Tryptophan0.16 g
Threonine0.52 g
Isoleucine0.58 g
Leucine1.1 g
Lysine0.88 g
Methionine0.25 g
Cystine0.1 g
Phenylalanine0.69 g
Tyrosine0.55 g
Valine0.73 g
Histidine0.32 g
Fat16.2 g
Monounsaturated4.2 g
Polyunsaturated0.78 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.57 g
Saturated9.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol45.9 mg
Calcium109 mg11%
Copper0.22 mg24%
Iron1.3 mg7%
Magnesium36.5 mg12%
Manganese0.49 mg27%
Phosphorus203 mg29%
Potassium623 mg13%
Selenium11.5 µg21%
Sodium652 mg
Zinc0.83 mg10%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.22 mg20%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.24 mg22%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.9 mg14%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.77 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.53 mg41%
Folate (vitamin B9)54.9 µg14%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.37 µg15%
Choline33.9 mg8%
Vitamin A201 µg29%
Vitamin C136 mg182%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)2.4 IU0%
Vitamin E1.5 mg10%
Vitamin K20.7 µg23%

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

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

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