Recipes · Mongolian · Main Courses
Buuz (Mongolian Steamed Dumplings)
One serving has 598 kcal and 28 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (125%), selenium (80%), niacin (79%), zinc (62%), thiamin (55%) and riboflavin (52%). Ready in 48 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 18 min
- Makes: 1 serving (291 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten, meat
Ingredients
- 55 g Flour, all-purpose
- 40 g Water
- 130 g Lamb, ground, raw
- 60 g Onions, raw
- 4 g Garlic, raw
- 1.2 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Knead the flour with half the water and a pinch of the salt into a firm dough; cover and rest 20-30 minutes.
- Finely chop the onion and mix with the ground lamb, garlic, remaining salt, pepper and remaining water until juicy.
- Roll the dough into small rounds, spoon filling into the center of each, and pleat the edges up to seal into small domed dumplings, leaving a tiny steam hole on top.
- Steam over boiling water for 15-18 minutes until the filling is cooked through (74 °C/165 °F) and the dough is tender.
- Serve hot, traditionally eaten by hand, sipping the savory juices from inside first.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 598 kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 49.1 g | |
| Water | 180 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 28.2 g | 59% |
| Tryptophan | 0.33 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 g | |
| Leucine | 2.1 g | |
| Lysine | 2.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.66 g | |
| Cystine | 0.38 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.91 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.82 g | |
| Fat | 31.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 12.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2 g | |
| Saturated | 13.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 94.9 mg | |
| Calcium | 52.9 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.25 mg | 28% |
| Iron | 4.8 mg | 27% |
| Magnesium | 47.3 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.58 mg | 32% |
| Phosphorus | 287 mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 455 mg | 10% |
| Selenium | 44 µg | 80% |
| Sodium | 548 mg | |
| Zinc | 5 mg | 62% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.61 mg | 55% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.57 mg | 52% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 11.1 mg | 79% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 24% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.32 mg | 25% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 136 µg | 34% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3 µg | 125% |
| Choline | 94.7 mg | 22% |
| Vitamin A | 0.08 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5.7 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 2.6 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.4 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 5.6 µg | 6% |
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
4.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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