Recipes · Thai · Stews
Kaeng Hang Le (Northern Pork Curry)
One serving has 1,118 kcal and 22 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (84%), niacin (74%), thiamin (69%), cobalamin (56%), phosphorus (44%) and riboflavin (44%). Ready in 110 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 95 min
- Makes: 1 serving (349 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten, peanut, pork, soy
Ingredients
- 160 g Pork belly, raw
- 6 g Curry powder
- 2 g Turmeric
- 15 g Ginger, fresh
- 15 g Garlic, raw
- 12 g Tamarind pulp
- 10 g Sugar, brown
- 6 g Soy sauce
- 15 g Peanuts, roasted
- 100 g Water
- 8 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Cut the pork belly into chunks and brown in the oil with the garlic and half the ginger.
- Stir in the curry powder and turmeric and cook 1 minute until fragrant.
- Add the tamarind, brown sugar, soy sauce and water, cover, and simmer 1-1.5 hours until the pork is very tender, topping up the water if needed.
- Stir in the peanuts and remaining ginger, cut into strips, and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes more until the sauce reduces to a thick, dry-ish gravy.
- Serve hot, traditionally with sticky rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1,118 kcal | 53% |
| Carbohydrates | 33.1 g | |
| Water | 189 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.2 g | 21% |
| Protein | 21.7 g | 45% |
| Tryptophan | 0.06 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.23 g | |
| Leucine | 0.39 g | |
| Lysine | 0.27 g | |
| Methionine | 0.08 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.2 g | |
| Valine | 0.28 g | |
| Histidine | 0.14 g | |
| Fat | 101 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 45.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 15.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 13.8 g | |
| Saturated | 33.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.06 g | |
| Cholesterol | 115 mg | |
| Calcium | 103 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.35 mg | 39% |
| Iron | 4.2 mg | 23% |
| Magnesium | 80.1 mg | 26% |
| Manganese | 1.5 mg | 84% |
| Phosphorus | 307 mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 740 mg | 16% |
| Selenium | 19.3 µg | 35% |
| Sodium | 400 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.7 mg | 34% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.76 mg | 69% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.48 mg | 44% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 10.4 mg | 74% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.8 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.52 mg | 40% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 24.6 µg | 6% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.3 µg | 56% |
| Choline | 24.7 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 5.1 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 6.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 3.7 mg | 25% |
| Vitamin K | 21.6 µg | 24% |
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
1.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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