Recipes · Mongolian · Main Courses

Bansh (Mongolian Mini Dumplings)

One serving has 438 kcal and 23 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (95%), niacin (68%), selenium (62%), zinc (44%), riboflavin (43%) and thiamin (40%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Bansh (Mongolian Mini Dumplings)
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  • Preparation: 25 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (405 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: beef, celery, egg, gluten, meat

Ingredients

  • 40 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Water
  • 5 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 90 g Lamb, ground, raw
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 4 g Garlic, raw
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 220 g Beef broth
  • 5 g Scallions, raw

Method

  1. Knead the flour, water, egg and a pinch of the salt into a firm dough; cover and rest 20 minutes.
  2. Mix the lamb with the finely chopped onion, garlic, remaining salt and pepper for the filling.
  3. Roll the dough thin and cut into small rounds about 3 cm across; pleat a little filling into each and pinch closed into tiny dumplings.
  4. Bring the broth to a boil, drop in the dumplings and simmer 8-10 minutes until they float and the filling is cooked through (74 °C/165 °F).
  5. Ladle the dumplings and broth into a bowl and scatter with the scallion.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy438 kcal21%
Carbohydrates34.4 g
Water321 mL
Fiber1.7 g6%
Protein22.8 g47%
Tryptophan0.24 g
Threonine0.79 g
Isoleucine0.91 g
Leucine1.5 g
Lysine1.5 g
Methionine0.48 g
Cystine0.28 g
Phenylalanine0.87 g
Tyrosine0.66 g
Valine1 g
Histidine0.59 g
Fat22.5 g
Monounsaturated9.1 g
Polyunsaturated2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.5 g
Saturated9.7 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol84.3 mg
Calcium54 mg5%
Copper0.18 mg20%
Iron3.9 mg22%
Magnesium37.4 mg12%
Manganese0.45 mg25%
Phosphorus237 mg34%
Potassium431 mg9%
Selenium34.3 µg62%
Sodium1,270 mg
Zinc3.5 mg44%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.44 mg40%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.47 mg43%
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.5 mg68%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.94 mg19%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.24 mg18%
Folate (vitamin B9)103 µg26%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.3 µg95%
Choline85.9 mg20%
Vitamin A10.6 µg2%
Vitamin C3.7 mg5%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)5.9 IU1%
Vitamin E0.36 mg2%
Vitamin K14.4 µg16%

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

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

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