Recipes · Danish · Main Courses
Stegt Flæsk (Crispy Fried Pork Belly)
One serving has 1,043 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (152%), thiamin (75%), vitamin C (67%), niacin (65%), cobalamin (65%) and pyridoxine (62%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (467 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Contains: dairy, gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 130 g Pork belly, raw
- 200 g Potatoes, raw
- 15 g Butter, unsalted
- 12 g Flour, all-purpose
- 100 g Milk, whole
- 8 g Parsley, fresh
- 1.3 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
Method
- Season the pork belly slices with salt and pepper and fry them in a dry pan over medium heat for about 8-10 minutes per side, until deeply golden, crisp, and cooked through with no pink juices.
- Meanwhile, peel and boil the potatoes in salted water for about 20 minutes until tender.
- For the parsley sauce, melt the butter in a small pan, stir in the flour, and cook for a minute, then gradually whisk in the milk until smooth.
- Simmer the sauce for 5 minutes until thickened, season with salt and pepper, then stir in the chopped parsley.
- Serve the crispy pork belly with the boiled potatoes and parsley sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1,043 kcal | 49% |
| Carbohydrates | 49.6 g | |
| Water | 305 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.8 g | 16% |
| Protein | 21 g | 44% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.32 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.36 g | |
| Leucine | 0.61 g | |
| Lysine | 0.53 g | |
| Methionine | 0.18 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.41 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.31 g | |
| Valine | 0.49 g | |
| Histidine | 0.2 g | |
| Fat | 84.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 36.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.1 g | |
| Saturated | 34.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 136 mg | |
| Calcium | 161 mg | 16% |
| Copper | 0.35 mg | 39% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 68.5 mg | 22% |
| Manganese | 0.44 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 360 mg | 51% |
| Potassium | 1,286 mg | 27% |
| Selenium | 19.1 µg | 35% |
| Sodium | 607 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 31% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.82 mg | 75% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.62 mg | 56% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.1 mg | 65% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 28% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.81 mg | 62% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 70.9 µg | 18% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.6 µg | 65% |
| Choline | 42.4 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 186 µg | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 50.4 mg | 67% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 51 IU | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 137 µg | 152% |
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
1.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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