Recipes · Honduran · Meat Dishes
Chicharrón (Honduran Fried Pork Belly)
One serving has 777 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (54%), cobalamin (53%), niacin (50%), riboflavin (33%), phosphorus (23%) and selenium (22%). Ready in 55 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 45 min
- Makes: 1 serving (182 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: pork
Ingredients
- 150 g Pork belly, raw
- 1.5 g Salt
- 30 g Water
Method
- Cut the pork belly into 3 cm chunks and season with the salt.
- Place in a heavy pot with the water over medium heat and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the water evaporates and the pork begins to render its fat, about 15-20 minutes.
- Continue cooking in the rendered fat, stirring often to prevent burning, for 20-25 more minutes until the pieces are deep golden, crisp and cooked through (at least 71 °C/160 °F).
- Drain on paper towel.
- Serve hot with tortillas and encurtido (pickled cabbage relish).
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 777 kcal | 37% |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g | |
| Water | 85.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0% |
| Protein | 14 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0 g | |
| Threonine | 0 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0 g | |
| Leucine | 0 g | |
| Lysine | 0 g | |
| Methionine | 0 g | |
| Cystine | 0 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0 g | |
| Valine | 0 g | |
| Histidine | 0 g | |
| Fat | 79.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 37 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.5 g | |
| Saturated | 29 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg | |
| Calcium | 8.8 mg | 1% |
| Copper | 0.08 mg | 9% |
| Iron | 0.78 mg | 4% |
| Magnesium | 6.3 mg | 2% |
| Manganese | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Phosphorus | 162 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 278 mg | 6% |
| Selenium | 12 µg | 22% |
| Sodium | 631 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.59 mg | 54% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.36 mg | 33% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7 mg | 50% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.38 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 1.5 µg | 0% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.3 µg | 53% |
| Choline | 0 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 4.5 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.45 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.59 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 0 µg | 0% |
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
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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