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Milmyeon (Cold Wheat Noodles)

One serving has 512 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (136%), thiamin (87%), niacin (73%), manganese (68%), folate (67%) and riboflavin (59%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Milmyeon (Cold Wheat Noodles)
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  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (524 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: beef, celery, egg, gluten, sesame

Ingredients

  • 100 g Pasta, dry
  • 300 g Beef broth
  • 10 g Vinegar, white
  • 8 g Sugar
  • 5 g Cayenne pepper
  • 40 g Cucumber, raw
  • 30 g Asian pears, raw
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 2 g Sesame seeds

Method

  1. Chill the beef broth well, then stir in the vinegar, sugar, gochugaru and garlic to make a tangy, faintly spicy cold broth.
  2. Boil the noodles until tender, rinse thoroughly under cold water until completely cool, and drain well.
  3. Hard-boil the egg, cool, peel and halve.
  4. Slice the cucumber and pear into thin matchsticks.
  5. Place the noodles in a bowl, pour the icy broth around them, and top with the cucumber, pear and egg; sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve at once.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy512 kcal24%
Carbohydrates92.2 g
Water398 mL
Fiber6.2 g21%
Protein21.2 g44%
Tryptophan0.24 g
Threonine0.63 g
Isoleucine0.72 g
Leucine1.3 g
Lysine0.56 g
Methionine0.26 g
Cystine0.34 g
Phenylalanine0.88 g
Tyrosine0.39 g
Valine0.85 g
Histidine0.4 g
Fat6.5 g
Monounsaturated1.9 g
Polyunsaturated2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.8 g
Saturated1.7 g
Trans-Fats0.01 g
Cholesterol93 mg
Calcium95.4 mg10%
Copper0.45 mg50%
Iron5.1 mg28%
Magnesium85.3 mg28%
Manganese1.2 mg68%
Phosphorus324 mg46%
Potassium641 mg14%
Selenium74.9 µg136%
Sodium1,161 mg
Zinc2.1 mg27%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.96 mg87%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.65 mg59%
Niacin (vitamin B3)10.2 mg73%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg20%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.42 mg32%
Folate (vitamin B9)267 µg67%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.43 µg18%
Choline105 mg25%
Vitamin A146 µg21%
Vitamin C7.3 mg10%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)20.5 IU3%
Vitamin E1.9 mg13%
Vitamin K12.2 µg14%

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

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

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