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Fabada Asturiana

One serving has 865 kcal and 37 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (94%), thiamin (94%), copper (91%), folate (91%), cobalamin (73%) and magnesium (72%). Ready in 890 minutes.

Fabada Asturiana
Photo: Juan J. Martínez from Valencia, España, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 740 min
  • Cooking: 150 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (546 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 90 g Butter beans, dried
  • 35 g Salami
  • 35 g Blood sausage
  • 50 g Pork belly, raw
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 5 g Garlic, raw
  • 0.2 g Bay leaves
  • 0.05 g Saffron
  • 300 g Water
  • 0.4 g Salt

Method

  1. Soak the beans in plenty of cold water for at least 12 hours, then drain.
  2. Put the beans in a large pot with the onion, garlic, bay leaf, saffron and water. Bring to the boil, skim, then lower to a gentle simmer.
  3. After 30 minutes, add the pork belly, chorizo and blood sausage and continue simmering very gently, topping up water as needed, for about 2 hours until the beans are tender and the broth has thickened.
  4. Season with salt and let rest 10 minutes before serving hot, with the meats sliced over the beans.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy865 kcal41%
Carbohydrates62.5 g
Water386 mL
Fiber17.8 g60%
Protein37.4 g78%
Tryptophan0.39 g
Threonine1.4 g
Isoleucine1.5 g
Leucine2.7 g
Lysine2.3 g
Methionine0.48 g
Cystine0.38 g
Phenylalanine1.8 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.9 g
Histidine1.1 g
Fat52.2 g
Monounsaturated24.4 g
Polyunsaturated5.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.9 g
Saturated19.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol106 mg
Calcium108 mg11%
Copper0.82 mg91%
Iron10 mg56%
Magnesium222 mg72%
Manganese1.7 mg94%
Phosphorus505 mg72%
Potassium1,842 mg39%
Selenium25.7 µg47%
Sodium1,101 mg
Zinc5.1 mg64%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1 mg94%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.48 mg44%
Niacin (vitamin B3)6.2 mg44%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2 mg40%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.83 mg64%
Folate (vitamin B9)365 µg91%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.8 µg73%
Choline116 mg27%
Vitamin A2.1 µg0%
Vitamin C4.1 mg5%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)18.2 IU3%
Vitamin E0.9 mg6%
Vitamin K5.6 µg6%

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

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

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