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Capuns

One serving has 500 kcal and 27 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (740%), selenium (81%), riboflavin (68%), vitamin A (64%), phosphorus (53%) and thiamin (53%). Ready in 60 minutes.

Capuns
Photo: Adrian Michael, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (360 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Contains: beef, celery, dairy, egg, gluten, poultry

Ingredients

  • 60 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 40 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 30 g Milk, whole
  • 20 g Beef, dried
  • 80 g Swiss chard, raw
  • 10 g Butter, unsalted
  • 20 g Gruyère cheese
  • 100 g Chicken broth
  • 0.3 g Salt

Method

  1. Mix the flour, egg and milk into a thick, smooth batter, then stir in the chopped dried beef.
  2. Blanch the chard leaves briefly in boiling water until just pliable, then pat dry.
  3. Spoon a little of the batter onto each leaf and roll up into small parcels, tucking in the ends.
  4. Simmer the parcels gently in the chicken broth for 20 minutes until the filling is set and cooked through.
  5. Lift out, arrange in a dish, dot with the butter and grated cheese, and serve with the broth spooned over.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy500 kcal24%
Carbohydrates51.6 g
Water255 mL
Fiber2.9 g10%
Protein26.5 g55%
Tryptophan0.29 g
Threonine0.95 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2.1 g
Lysine1.7 g
Methionine0.62 g
Cystine0.38 g
Phenylalanine1.3 g
Tyrosine0.98 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine0.73 g
Fat20.7 g
Monounsaturated6.3 g
Polyunsaturated1.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.4 g
Saturated11 g
Trans-Fats0.02 g
Cholesterol213 mg
Calcium316 mg32%
Copper0.3 mg33%
Iron5.5 mg31%
Magnesium98 mg32%
Manganese0.74 mg41%
Phosphorus370 mg53%
Potassium546 mg12%
Selenium44.3 µg81%
Sodium1,430 mg
Zinc3.2 mg40%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.58 mg53%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.75 mg68%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.2 mg37%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg27%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.28 mg22%
Folate (vitamin B9)146 µg36%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.2 µg49%
Choline142 mg33%
Vitamin A445 µg64%
Vitamin C24 mg32%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)53.1 IU9%
Vitamin E2.5 mg17%
Vitamin K666 µg740%

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

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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