Recipes · Burmese · Soups and Broths
Mohinga (Burmese Fish and Rice Noodle Soup)
One serving has 819 kcal and 40 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (200%), manganese (123%), phosphorus (92%), selenium (80%), choline (62%) and pyridoxine (56%). Ready in 60 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 40 min
- Makes: 1 serving (848 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: egg, fish
Ingredients
- 150 g Catfish, raw
- 80 g Rice noodles, dry
- 15 g Lemongrass, raw
- 10 g Ginger, fresh
- 10 g Garlic, raw
- 70 g Onions, raw
- 2 g Turmeric
- 15 g Chickpea flour (besan)
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 15 g Vegetable oil
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 5 g Lime juice
- 3 g Cilantro, fresh
- 15 g Shallots, raw
- 400 g Water
Method
- Simmer the fish with the sliced onion, half the garlic, the ginger and lemongrass in the water for 25-30 minutes until the fish is falling-apart tender; lift out the fish, flake the meat off the bones, and strain and reserve the stock.
- Heat the oil in a pot and fry the remaining garlic, the turmeric and the chickpea flour for a minute until fragrant, then whisk in the reserved fish stock a little at a time to avoid lumps.
- Return the flaked fish to the pot, add the fish sauce, and simmer for 15 minutes until the soup thickens slightly and turns pale golden.
- Meanwhile, hard-boil the egg, cool, peel and halve; soak the rice noodles in boiling water until soft, then drain.
- Divide the noodles among bowls, ladle over the hot fish broth, and top with the boiled egg, fried shallots, cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 819 kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 93.3 g | |
| Water | 679 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.5 g | 19% |
| Protein | 40.2 g | 84% |
| Tryptophan | 0.44 g | |
| Threonine | 1.5 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.6 g | |
| Leucine | 2.8 g | |
| Lysine | 2.8 g | |
| Methionine | 0.99 g | |
| Cystine | 0.48 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.6 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 1.9 g | |
| Histidine | 0.81 g | |
| Fat | 30.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 11.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.11 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.03 g | |
| Omega-6 | 10.1 g | |
| Saturated | 6.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.2 g | |
| Cholesterol | 269 mg | |
| Calcium | 134 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.49 mg | 54% |
| Iron | 5.5 mg | 31% |
| Magnesium | 118 mg | 38% |
| Manganese | 2.2 mg | 123% |
| Phosphorus | 647 mg | 92% |
| Potassium | 1,101 mg | 23% |
| Selenium | 44 µg | 80% |
| Sodium | 1,028 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.2 mg | 40% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.45 mg | 41% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.3 mg | 31% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.2 mg | 43% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.73 mg | 56% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 144 µg | 36% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 4.8 µg | 200% |
| Choline | 263 mg | 62% |
| Vitamin A | 90.8 µg | 13% |
| Vitamin C | 12.8 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 54.5 IU | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 3.4 mg | 23% |
| 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
2.2 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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