Recipes · Thai · Main Courses
Khao Mu Daeng (Red Pork Rice)
One serving has 682 kcal and 49 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (194%), selenium (143%), pyridoxine (121%), niacin (104%), phosphorus (90%) and riboflavin (82%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (403 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: beef, egg, gluten, pork, soy
Ingredients
- 150 g Pork tenderloin, raw
- 15 g Hoisin sauce
- 8 g Soy sauce
- 10 g Sugar, brown
- 5 g Garlic, raw
- 70 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 30 g Cucumber, raw
- 5 g Cornstarch
- 40 g Water
- 20 g Salami
Method
- Marinate the pork with the hoisin sauce, a char siu sauce stand-in, the soy sauce, brown sugar and garlic for at least 20 minutes.
- Roast the pork at 200 °C (400 °F) for 20-25 minutes, basting once or twice, until cooked through (74 °C/165 °F) and caramelized at the edges; rest, then slice.
- Simmer the remaining marinade with the water and cornstarch until it thickens into a glossy sauce.
- Hard-boil the egg for 9-10 minutes, then cool, peel and halve; pan-fry the sliced salami, a Chinese sausage stand-in, briefly.
- Cook the rice, then top with the sliced pork, egg, salami and cucumber, and spoon over the sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 682 kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 80.7 g | |
| Water | 251 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 48.7 g | 101% |
| Tryptophan | 0.53 g | |
| Threonine | 2.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 2.4 g | |
| Leucine | 4 g | |
| Lysine | 4 g | |
| Methionine | 1.3 g | |
| Cystine | 0.67 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 2.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.8 g | |
| Valine | 2.6 g | |
| Histidine | 1.8 g | |
| Fat | 16.5 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 5.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 300 mg | |
| Calcium | 88 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.42 mg | 47% |
| Iron | 6.2 mg | 34% |
| Magnesium | 84.5 mg | 27% |
| Manganese | 1.1 mg | 58% |
| Phosphorus | 631 mg | 90% |
| Potassium | 946 mg | 20% |
| Selenium | 78.6 µg | 143% |
| Sodium | 1,220 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.3 mg | 67% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 2.1 mg | 194% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.9 mg | 82% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 14.5 mg | 104% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 3.1 mg | 62% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.6 mg | 121% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 193 µg | 48% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.8 µg | 74% |
| Choline | 278 mg | 65% |
| Vitamin A | 81.5 µg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 2.5 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 53 IU | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 0.99 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 5.3 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
1.5 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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