Recipes · Estonian · Meat Dishes
Verivorst (Estonian Blood Sausage)
One serving has 671 kcal and 22 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (63%), iron (54%), selenium (42%), choline (26%) and zinc (25%). Ready in 20 minutes.
- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (178 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: beef, gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 150 g Blood sausage
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 20 g Cranberry sauce
Method
- Prick the blood sausage in a couple of places to stop it bursting, then slice thickly or leave whole depending on its size.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the sausage over medium heat for about 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally, until the skin is crisp and it's heated through, or bake at 190 °C (375 °F) for about 20 minutes, turning once.
- Check it is cooked through and steaming hot in the middle.
- Let it rest for a minute.
- Serve hot with a spoonful of lingonberry (cranberry) jam alongside.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 671 kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 10 g | |
| Water | 82.6 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.22 g | 1% |
| Protein | 22.1 g | 46% |
| Tryptophan | 0.27 g | |
| Threonine | 0.85 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.48 g | |
| Leucine | 2.1 g | |
| Lysine | 1.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.3 g | |
| Cystine | 0.27 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.51 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 1.1 g | |
| Fat | 59.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 25.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.8 g | |
| Saturated | 21.3 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 180 mg | |
| Calcium | 9.6 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 9.7 mg | 54% |
| Magnesium | 12.4 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Phosphorus | 33.8 mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 62.6 mg | 1% |
| Selenium | 23.3 µg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1,021 mg | |
| Zinc | 2 mg | 25% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.11 mg | 10% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.8 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.9 mg | 18% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.06 mg | 5% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 7.7 µg | 2% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.5 µg | 63% |
| Choline | 110 mg | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 0.4 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 78 IU | 13% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 15 µg | 17% |
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
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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