Recipes · Filipino · Soups and Broths

Batchoy

One serving has 525 kcal and 36 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (301%), vitamin A (235%), selenium (172%), thiamin (118%), niacin (117%) and riboflavin (113%). Ready in 25 minutes.

Batchoy
Photo: Mhlayson, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (539 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, celery, egg, fish, gluten, pork

Ingredients

  • 70 g Egg noodles, dry
  • 60 g Pork loin, raw
  • 25 g Pork liver, raw
  • 200 g Beef broth
  • 150 g Water
  • 10 g Garlic, raw
  • 8 g Pork rinds
  • 4 g Fish sauce
  • 6 g Vegetable oil
  • 5 g Scallions, raw
  • 0.5 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Boil the noodles until just tender, then drain and divide into a bowl.
  2. Thinly slice the pork loin and pork liver.
  3. Heat the oil in a pot and fry the garlic until golden and crisp; remove half for garnish, leaving the rest in the oil.
  4. Add the beef broth and water to the pot, bring to a boil, then add the sliced pork loin and liver and simmer for 3-4 minutes until just cooked through.
  5. Season with the fish sauce and black pepper.
  6. Ladle the broth and meat over the noodles, then top with the crushed pork rinds, reserved fried garlic and scallion; serve immediately so the pork rinds stay crisp.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy525 kcal25%
Carbohydrates54.7 g
Water425 mL
Fiber2.8 g9%
Protein36.4 g76%
Tryptophan0.32 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.5 g
Leucine2.7 g
Lysine2.2 g
Methionine0.72 g
Cystine0.51 g
Phenylalanine1.5 g
Tyrosine0.99 g
Valine1.7 g
Histidine1 g
Fat17.2 g
Monounsaturated5.5 g
Polyunsaturated5.5 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-64.7 g
Saturated4.7 g
Trans-Fats0.12 g
Cholesterol182 mg
Calcium75.5 mg8%
Copper0.48 mg53%
Iron9.7 mg54%
Magnesium78.4 mg25%
Manganese0.96 mg53%
Phosphorus427 mg61%
Potassium653 mg14%
Selenium94.7 µg172%
Sodium1,277 mg
Zinc3.9 mg49%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.3 mg118%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)1.2 mg113%
Niacin (vitamin B3)16.4 mg117%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.9 mg58%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.92 mg71%
Folate (vitamin B9)224 µg56%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)7.2 µg301%
Choline112 mg26%
Vitamin A1,642 µg235%
Vitamin C10.4 mg14%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)18.5 IU3%
Vitamin E0.91 mg6%
Vitamin K22.7 µg25%

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

0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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