Recipes · Welsh · Main Courses
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.

- 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
- Finely chop or mince the liver and pork belly together with the onion.
- Mix in the breadcrumbs, sage, salt and pepper until well combined.
- Shape into 4-5 balls and place them close together in a small baking dish.
- 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.
- Serve hot with the gravy spooned over.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 575 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 28 g | |
| Water | 221 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.2 g | 8% |
| Protein | 30.5 g | 64% |
| Tryptophan | 0.33 g | |
| Threonine | 0.96 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 2 g | |
| Lysine | 1.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.55 g | |
| Cystine | 0.45 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.78 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.62 g | |
| Fat | 37 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 15.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.9 g | |
| Saturated | 13.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 314 mg | |
| Calcium | 87.6 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.74 mg | 82% |
| Iron | 23.1 mg | 128% |
| Magnesium | 39.3 mg | 13% |
| Manganese | 0.7 mg | 39% |
| Phosphorus | 399 mg | 57% |
| Potassium | 535 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 60.7 µg | 110% |
| Sodium | 846 mg | |
| Zinc | 6.3 mg | 79% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.81 mg | 74% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 3 mg | 273% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 19.4 mg | 139% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 6.4 mg | 128% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.8 mg | 62% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 234 µg | 58% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 24.1 µg | 1003% |
| Choline | 9.9 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 5,855 µg | 836% |
| Vitamin C | 26 mg | 35% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 7.8 µg | 9% |
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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