Recipes · Singaporean · Main Courses
Kway Chap
One serving has 1,151 kcal and 36 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (389%), vitamin A (291%), riboflavin (136%), selenium (112%), niacin (80%) and phosphorus (79%). Ready in 110 minutes.

- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 90 min
- Makes: 1 serving (631 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: egg, gluten, pork, soy
Ingredients
- 70 g Rice noodles, dry
- 130 g Pork belly, raw
- 30 g Pork liver, raw
- 30 g Tofu, fried
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 1 g Anise seed
- 0.5 g Cinnamon
- 10 g Soy sauce
- 6 g Garlic, raw
- 300 g Water
- 3 g Sugar
- 0.8 g Salt
Method
- Hard-boil the egg for 9-10 minutes, then cool, peel and halve.
- Simmer the pork belly with the garlic, star anise (anise seed) and cinnamon in the water for 1-1.5 hours until tender.
- Add the soy sauce, sugar and salt, then add the pork liver and tofu puffs and simmer 8-10 minutes more until the liver is cooked through (74 °C/165 °F).
- Boil flat rice noodle sheets until tender, drain, and divide into a bowl.
- Slice the braised pork belly and liver and arrange with the tofu puffs and egg over the noodles.
- Ladle over the braising broth to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1,151 kcal | 54% |
| Carbohydrates | 66.3 g | |
| Water | 441 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.9 g | 10% |
| Protein | 36 g | 75% |
| Tryptophan | 0.32 g | |
| Threonine | 0.95 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 1.9 g | |
| Lysine | 1.5 g | |
| Methionine | 0.53 g | |
| Cystine | 0.42 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.89 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.61 g | |
| Fat | 81.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 35.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 12.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.04 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 10.6 g | |
| Saturated | 28.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 370 mg | |
| Calcium | 196 mg | 20% |
| Copper | 0.54 mg | 60% |
| Iron | 11.2 mg | 62% |
| Magnesium | 56.9 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 1.2 mg | 69% |
| Phosphorus | 550 mg | 79% |
| Potassium | 540 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 61.7 µg | 112% |
| Sodium | 1,144 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.1 mg | 63% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.71 mg | 65% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 1.5 mg | 136% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 11.2 mg | 80% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 3.3 mg | 65% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.6 mg | 46% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 100 µg | 25% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 9.3 µg | 389% |
| Choline | 186 mg | 44% |
| Vitamin A | 2,035 µg | 291% |
| Vitamin C | 10.1 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 41 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 2.8 µg | 3% |
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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