Recipes · Spanish · Stews
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.

- 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
- Soak the beans in plenty of cold water for at least 12 hours, then drain.
- 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.
- 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.
- Season with salt and let rest 10 minutes before serving hot, with the meats sliced over the beans.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 865 kcal | 41% |
| Carbohydrates | 62.5 g | |
| Water | 386 mL | |
| Fiber | 17.8 g | 60% |
| Protein | 37.4 g | 78% |
| Tryptophan | 0.39 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.7 g | |
| Lysine | 2.3 g | |
| Methionine | 0.48 g | |
| Cystine | 0.38 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.8 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.1 g | |
| Valine | 1.9 g | |
| Histidine | 1.1 g | |
| Fat | 52.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 24.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.9 g | |
| Saturated | 19.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 106 mg | |
| Calcium | 108 mg | 11% |
| Copper | 0.82 mg | 91% |
| Iron | 10 mg | 56% |
| Magnesium | 222 mg | 72% |
| Manganese | 1.7 mg | 94% |
| Phosphorus | 505 mg | 72% |
| Potassium | 1,842 mg | 39% |
| Selenium | 25.7 µg | 47% |
| Sodium | 1,101 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.1 mg | 64% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1 mg | 94% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.2 mg | 44% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2 mg | 40% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.83 mg | 64% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 365 µg | 91% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.8 µg | 73% |
| Choline | 116 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin A | 2.1 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 4.1 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 18.2 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.9 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 5.6 µg | 6% |
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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