Recipes · Japanese · Grilled Dishes

Jingisukan (Grilled Lamb)

One serving has 489 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (171%), zinc (89%), vitamin K (89%), niacin (70%), selenium (60%) and phosphorus (49%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Jingisukan (Grilled Lamb)
Photo: Jesper Rautell Balle, CC BY 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (374 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
  • Contains: alcohol, gluten, meat, soy, sulphite

Ingredients

  • 160 g Lamb shoulder, raw
  • 10 g Soy sauce
  • 8 g Sake
  • 8 g Wine, fortified, sweet
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 4 g Ginger, fresh
  • 20 g Apples, raw
  • 50 g Onions, raw
  • 60 g Cabbage, green, raw
  • 40 g Bean sprouts, raw
  • 10 g Scallions, raw

Method

  1. Slice the lamb very thinly and mix with the soy sauce, sake, mirin (sweet fortified wine stand-in), garlic, ginger and grated apple; marinate for 20-30 minutes.
  2. Cut the onion into wedges and the cabbage into large pieces.
  3. Heat a dome-shaped grill pan or a regular heavy skillet over high heat and lightly oil it.
  4. Grill the onion and cabbage on the lower, cooler part of the pan while searing the marinated lamb on the hotter centre for 1-2 minutes per side until just cooked.
  5. Toss the bean sprouts in briefly at the end to warm through.
  6. Pile the lamb and vegetables together, scatter with scallion, and serve hot, dipping in any extra marinade simmered briefly to cook it through.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy489 kcal23%
Carbohydrates18 g
Water288 mL
Fiber4 g14%
Protein31.3 g65%
Tryptophan0.36 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.3 g
Lysine2.6 g
Methionine0.74 g
Cystine0.36 g
Phenylalanine1.2 g
Tyrosine0.99 g
Valine1.6 g
Histidine0.94 g
Fat30.7 g
Monounsaturated12.5 g
Polyunsaturated2.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.9 g
Saturated13.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol114 mg
Calcium86.9 mg9%
Copper0.3 mg33%
Iron3.6 mg20%
Magnesium68.5 mg22%
Manganese0.48 mg27%
Phosphorus344 mg49%
Potassium748 mg16%
Selenium33 µg60%
Sodium669 mg
Zinc7.2 mg89%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.29 mg26%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.46 mg42%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.9 mg70%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.5 mg30%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.48 mg37%
Folate (vitamin B9)99.1 µg25%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)4.1 µg171%
Choline20.8 mg5%
Vitamin A9 µg1%
Vitamin C35.2 mg47%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.24 mg2%
Vitamin K80.2 µg89%

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

5.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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