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Faggots

One serving has 575 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (1003%), vitamin A (836%), riboflavin (273%), niacin (139%), iron (128%) and pantothenic acid (128%). Ready in 75 minutes.

Faggots
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  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 60 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (321 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, celery, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 90 g Pork liver, raw
  • 60 g Pork belly, raw
  • 40 g Onions, raw
  • 30 g Breadcrumbs, dry
  • 100 g Beef broth
  • 0.3 g Sage, dried
  • 0.4 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Finely chop or mince the liver and pork belly together with the onion.
  2. Mix in the breadcrumbs, sage, salt and pepper until well combined.
  3. Shape into 4-5 balls and place them close together in a small baking dish.
  4. Pour the beef broth around them and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 50-60 minutes, basting once or twice, until cooked through (74°C/165°F) and nicely browned, with the broth reduced to a gravy.
  5. Serve hot with the gravy spooned over.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy575 kcal27%
Carbohydrates28 g
Water221 mL
Fiber2.2 g8%
Protein30.5 g64%
Tryptophan0.33 g
Threonine0.96 g
Isoleucine1.1 g
Leucine2 g
Lysine1.6 g
Methionine0.55 g
Cystine0.45 g
Phenylalanine1.1 g
Tyrosine0.78 g
Valine1.4 g
Histidine0.62 g
Fat37 g
Monounsaturated15.7 g
Polyunsaturated4.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-63.9 g
Saturated13.2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol314 mg
Calcium87.6 mg9%
Copper0.74 mg82%
Iron23.1 mg128%
Magnesium39.3 mg13%
Manganese0.7 mg39%
Phosphorus399 mg57%
Potassium535 mg11%
Selenium60.7 µg110%
Sodium846 mg
Zinc6.3 mg79%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.81 mg74%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)3 mg273%
Niacin (vitamin B3)19.4 mg139%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)6.4 mg128%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.8 mg62%
Folate (vitamin B9)234 µg58%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)24.1 µg1003%
Choline9.9 mg2%
Vitamin A5,855 µg836%
Vitamin C26 mg35%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.29 mg2%
Vitamin K7.8 µg9%

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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