Recipes · Lithuanian · Main Courses
Cepelinai (Lithuanian Potato Dumplings)
One serving has 710 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (111%), pyridoxine (105%), selenium (76%), niacin (64%), phosphorus (63%) and zinc (50%). Ready in 83 minutes.
- Preparation: 40 min
- Cooking: 43 min
- Makes: 1 serving (437 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Gluten-free, High protein
- Contains: dairy, egg, pork
Ingredients
- 220 g Potatoes, russet, raw
- 10 g Potato starch
- 130 g Pork, ground, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 1.5 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 25 g Bacon, raw
- 20 g Sour cream
Method
- Peel the potatoes and finely grate about two-thirds of them, wrap in a cloth and squeeze the liquid into a bowl; let the starch settle, then pour off the watery top layer and keep the starch.
- Boil the remaining potatoes until tender, mash them, then mix with the grated raw potato and reserved starch to make a smooth, sticky dough.
- Mix the ground pork (about 130 g, the edible meat for a generous filling) with the finely chopped onion, egg, salt and pepper to make the filling.
- With wet hands, flatten a portion of the potato dough, place a spoonful of filling in the centre, and fold and shape into a large oval dumpling, sealing the edges well.
- Lower the dumplings into a large pot of gently boiling salted water and cook for 35-40 minutes until they float and are cooked through (cut one open to check the pork is no longer pink, 74 °C/165 °F).
- While they cook, fry the diced bacon until crisp; serve the dumplings topped with the bacon and its fat, and a spoonful of sour cream.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 710 kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 51.2 g | |
| Water | 306 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.3 g | 11% |
| Protein | 32.1 g | 67% |
| Tryptophan | 0.31 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.9 g | |
| Lysine | 2.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.64 g | |
| Cystine | 0.31 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.98 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.85 g | |
| Valine | 1.3 g | |
| Histidine | 0.93 g | |
| Fat | 41.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 17.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.8 g | |
| Saturated | 15.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.2 g | |
| Cholesterol | 159 mg | |
| Calcium | 81.5 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.32 mg | 36% |
| Iodine | 0.03 µg | 0% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 84.6 mg | 27% |
| Manganese | 0.43 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 438 mg | 63% |
| Potassium | 1,420 mg | 30% |
| Selenium | 41.8 µg | 76% |
| Sodium | 874 mg | |
| Zinc | 4 mg | 50% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.2 mg | 111% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9 mg | 64% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.9 mg | 39% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.4 mg | 105% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 47 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.2 µg | 49% |
| Choline | 74.1 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 46.2 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 15.1 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.2 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.32 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 4.9 µg | 5% |
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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