Recipes · Chinese · Main Courses
Ants Climbing a Tree
One serving has 560 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (72%), selenium (51%), vitamin K (47%), pyridoxine (38%), niacin (33%) and zinc (32%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (293 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: celery, gluten, pork, poultry, soy
Ingredients
- 90 g Pork, ground, raw
- 50 g Glass noodles, dry
- 10 g Black bean sauce
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 5 g Ginger, fresh
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 6 g Soy sauce
- 100 g Chicken broth
- 3 g Sugar
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 1 g Black pepper
Method
- Soak the glass noodles in warm water for 10 minutes until pliable, then drain and cut into shorter lengths with scissors.
- Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat, add the ground pork, and stir-fry for 3-4 minutes, breaking it into small crumbs, until browned.
- Add the garlic, ginger and the black bean sauce (doubanjiang) and stir-fry for 30 seconds until fragrant and the oil turns red.
- Pour in the chicken broth, soy sauce and sugar, bring to a simmer, then add the drained noodles and toss to coat.
- Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring often, until the noodles have absorbed most of the sauce and look glossy, like ants climbing a tree.
- Sprinkle with the black pepper and scallion, and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 560 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 53.4 g | |
| Water | 187 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.3 g | 5% |
| Protein | 17.9 g | 37% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 0.74 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.76 g | |
| Leucine | 1.3 g | |
| Lysine | 1.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.42 g | |
| Cystine | 0.21 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.66 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.56 g | |
| Valine | 0.89 g | |
| Histidine | 0.63 g | |
| Fat | 30.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7 g | |
| Saturated | 8.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.07 g | |
| Cholesterol | 66.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 60.7 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.16 mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 37.3 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.42 mg | 23% |
| Phosphorus | 218 mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 432 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 27.9 µg | 51% |
| Sodium | 1,344 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 32% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.79 mg | 72% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.31 mg | 28% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.6 mg | 33% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.75 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.5 mg | 38% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 18.1 µg | 5% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.65 µg | 27% |
| Choline | 54.4 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 7.1 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 5.3 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 42.4 µg | 47% |
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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