Recipes · Filipino · Main Courses
Sisig
One serving has 441 kcal and 36 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (74%), thiamin (73%), pyridoxine (68%), niacin (67%), riboflavin (59%) and phosphorus (58%). Ready in 65 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 50 min
- Makes: 1 serving (256 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: egg, mustard, pork
Ingredients
- 160 g Pork hock, raw
- 30 g Onions, red, raw
- 15 g Chili peppers, green, raw
- 10 g Lime juice
- 10 g Mayonnaise
- 30 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 0.5 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Simmer the pork hock in water to cover for about 35 minutes, until tender, then drain and let it cool enough to handle. Traditional sisig uses chopped pig face and ears; the mix of skin, fat and meat on a hock is used here as the closest stand-in.
- Pat the pork dry, then sear or grill it over high heat for 8-10 minutes, turning now and then, until the skin is well browned and a little crisp.
- Chop the pork very finely with a knife (or pulse briefly in a food processor) into small bits.
- Heat a sizzling plate or heavy skillet, add the chopped pork, onion and chilies, and toss over high heat for 2-3 minutes until sizzling hot throughout.
- Push the pork to one side, crack in the egg, and stir it into the very hot pork for about a minute so the residual heat cooks it through rather than serving it raw - important if anyone eating is pregnant, very young, older or unwell.
- Stir in the mayonnaise, lime juice, salt and black pepper, and serve immediately while still sizzling.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 441 kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 5.5 g | |
| Water | 182 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.85 g | 3% |
| Protein | 36.4 g | 76% |
| Tryptophan | 0.44 g | |
| Threonine | 1.6 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.7 g | |
| Leucine | 3 g | |
| Lysine | 3.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.99 g | |
| Cystine | 0.45 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.6 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.4 g | |
| Valine | 1.9 g | |
| Histidine | 1.4 g | |
| Fat | 29.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 10.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.8 g | |
| Saturated | 8.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.18 g | |
| Cholesterol | 223 mg | |
| Calcium | 49.3 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.28 mg | 31% |
| Iron | 1.9 mg | 11% |
| Magnesium | 42.2 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.16 mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 405 mg | 58% |
| Potassium | 680 mg | 14% |
| Selenium | 40.9 µg | 74% |
| Sodium | 437 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.7 mg | 47% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.8 mg | 73% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.65 mg | 59% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.4 mg | 67% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.5 mg | 30% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.89 mg | 68% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 24.8 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 48% |
| Choline | 205 mg | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 68.3 µg | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 41.6 mg | 55% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 57.3 IU | 10% |
| Vitamin E | 1.3 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 19.2 µg | 21% |
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
1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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