Recipes · Cambodian · Dips and Spreads
Prahok Ktis (Cambodian Fermented Fish and Pork Dip)
One serving has 413 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (62%), manganese (47%), pyridoxine (45%), selenium (42%), phosphorus (36%) and niacin (34%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (287 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 80 g Pork, ground, raw
- 60 g Coconut milk, canned
- 15 g Fish sauce
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 8 g Sugar, brown
- 5 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 1 g Lemon zest
- 40 g Cucumber, raw
- 30 g Yardlong beans, raw
- 30 g Eggplant, raw
Method
- Cut the cucumber and long beans into sticks and the eggplant into wedges to serve raw alongside the dip.
- Mince the garlic, shallots and chili together.
- Heat a splash of the coconut milk in a pan, add the minced aromatics, and fry for 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
- Add the ground pork and cook, breaking it up, for 5-6 minutes until browned, then stir in the fish sauce (which stands in for the fermented prahok paste, unavailable here), brown sugar and lemon zest.
- Pour in the remaining coconut milk and simmer for 8-10 minutes until thickened and richly flavoured.
- Spoon into a bowl and serve warm with the raw cucumber, long beans and eggplant for dipping.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 413 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 20.7 g | |
| Water | 213 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.8 g | 6% |
| Protein | 17.8 g | 37% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 0.74 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.78 g | |
| Leucine | 1.3 g | |
| Lysine | 1.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.41 g | |
| Cystine | 0.22 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.69 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.57 g | |
| Valine | 0.92 g | |
| Histidine | 0.62 g | |
| Fat | 30 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 17.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 57.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 79.4 mg | 8% |
| Copper | 0.28 mg | 31% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 97.8 mg | 32% |
| Manganese | 0.84 mg | 47% |
| Phosphorus | 254 mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 698 mg | 15% |
| Selenium | 23.1 µg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1,238 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 32% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.68 mg | 62% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.27 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.7 mg | 34% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.95 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.59 mg | 45% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 53 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.63 µg | 26% |
| Choline | 15.3 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 19.8 µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 20.4 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.15 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 8.5 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: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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