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Főzelék (Hungarian Green Bean Stew)

One serving has 318 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (117%), riboflavin (40%), manganese (34%), vitamin C (34%), thiamin (29%) and pyridoxine (28%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Főzelék (Hungarian Green Bean Stew)
Photo: Flóra Soós, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (327 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 200 g Green beans, raw
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 15 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 60 g Milk, whole
  • 30 g Sour cream
  • 3 g Garlic, raw
  • 5 g Vinegar, white
  • 3 g Sugar
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.1 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Trim and cut the green beans into short lengths and boil in salted water for 8-10 minutes until just tender; drain, reserving a little of the cooking water.
  2. Heat the oil in a pot, stir in the flour, and cook for a minute to make a light roux, then whisk in the milk and a splash of the reserved cooking water until smooth.
  3. Add the cooked beans, garlic, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper, and simmer for 5 minutes until slightly thickened.
  4. Stir in the sour cream and warm through gently without boiling hard.
  5. Serve hot as a side, or with a fried egg or sausage on top for a light main.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy318 kcal15%
Carbohydrates33.7 g
Water264 mL
Fiber5.9 g20%
Protein8 g17%
Tryptophan0.1 g
Threonine0.33 g
Isoleucine0.34 g
Leucine0.62 g
Lysine0.46 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.09 g
Phenylalanine0.36 g
Tyrosine0.27 g
Valine0.43 g
Histidine0.19 g
Fat18.4 g
Monounsaturated4.2 g
Polyunsaturated6.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.5 g
Saturated5.8 g
Trans-Fats0.31 g
Cholesterol23.7 mg
Calcium181 mg18%
Copper0.19 mg21%
Iron2.9 mg16%
Magnesium63.3 mg20%
Manganese0.61 mg34%
Phosphorus170 mg24%
Potassium568 mg12%
Selenium10.1 µg18%
Sodium436 mg
Zinc0.94 mg12%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.32 mg29%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.44 mg40%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.5 mg18%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.9 mg18%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.36 mg28%
Folate (vitamin B9)98.4 µg25%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.33 µg14%
Choline45.7 mg11%
Vitamin A135 µg19%
Vitamin C25.6 mg34%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)30.6 IU5%
Vitamin E1.8 mg12%
Vitamin K105 µg117%

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

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

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