Recipes · Cambodian · Stews
Samlar Kako (Khmer Vegetable and Pork Soup)
One serving has 353 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (85%), thiamin (81%), vitamin A (56%), selenium (50%), pyridoxine (49%) and zinc (44%). Ready in 60 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (551 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: celery, fish, pork
Ingredients
- 90 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 80 g Pumpkin, raw
- 40 g Yardlong beans, raw
- 40 g Eggplant, raw
- 10 g Lemongrass, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 2 g Turmeric
- 5 g Ginger, fresh
- 6 g Fish sauce
- 10 g Rice flour
- 250 g Vegetable broth
Method
- Toast the rice flour in a dry pan over low heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until light golden and fragrant; set aside for thickening.
- Pound or mince the lemongrass, garlic, shallots and ginger into a paste with the turmeric.
- Bring the broth to a simmer in a pot, add the paste and the pork, and simmer for 20 minutes until the pork is nearly tender.
- Add the pumpkin and cook for 8 minutes, then add the long beans and eggplant and cook for a further 5-6 minutes until all the vegetables are tender.
- Stir in the fish sauce and the toasted rice flour mixed with a little water, and simmer for 2-3 minutes until the soup thickens slightly.
- Serve hot as a hearty, home-style soup.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 353 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 30.5 g | |
| Water | 477 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.9 g | 10% |
| Protein | 20.5 g | 43% |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 g | |
| Threonine | 0.82 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.87 g | |
| Leucine | 1.5 g | |
| Lysine | 1.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.45 g | |
| Cystine | 0.23 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.78 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.66 g | |
| Valine | 1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.68 g | |
| Fat | 17 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 5.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 63.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 93.8 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.36 mg | 40% |
| Iron | 4.3 mg | 24% |
| Magnesium | 81.9 mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 1.5 mg | 85% |
| Phosphorus | 286 mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 1,004 mg | 21% |
| Selenium | 27.4 µg | 50% |
| Sodium | 1,277 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.5 mg | 44% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.89 mg | 81% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.3 mg | 38% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.4 mg | 27% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.64 mg | 49% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 66.5 µg | 17% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.69 µg | 29% |
| Choline | 71.4 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 390 µg | 56% |
| Vitamin C | 21.1 mg | 28% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 63 IU | 11% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 4.5 µg | 5% |
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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