Recipes · Thai · Main Courses
Khua Kling (Southern Dry Curry)
One serving has 578 kcal and 28 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (104%), manganese (79%), selenium (72%), pyridoxine (66%), niacin (57%) and zinc (50%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (223 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 150 g Pork, ground, raw
- 12 g Chilies, dried red
- 3 g Turmeric
- 10 g Lemongrass, raw
- 8 g Ginger, fresh
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 2 g Lemon zest
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 2 g Sugar
Method
- Pound the dried chili, turmeric, lemongrass, ginger (a galangal stand-in), garlic and shallot into a fine, fiery paste.
- Heat the oil in a pan and fry the paste for 2-3 minutes until very fragrant.
- Add the pork and stir-fry, breaking it up, for 6-8 minutes until browned and cooked through (74 °C/165 °F) and any liquid has evaporated.
- Season with the fish sauce and sugar and stir-fry 1-2 minutes more until dry.
- Finish with the shredded lime zest, a kaffir lime leaf stand-in, and serve hot with rice.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 578 kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.3 g | |
| Water | 126 mL | |
| Fiber | 5 g | 17% |
| Protein | 28.4 g | 59% |
| Tryptophan | 0.35 g | |
| Threonine | 1.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 g | |
| Leucine | 2.2 g | |
| Lysine | 2.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.7 g | |
| Cystine | 0.36 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.93 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 1.1 g | |
| Fat | 42.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 16.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8 g | |
| Saturated | 13.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.07 g | |
| Cholesterol | 108 mg | |
| Calcium | 63.5 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.22 mg | 24% |
| Iron | 4.9 mg | 27% |
| Magnesium | 73.1 mg | 24% |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg | 79% |
| Phosphorus | 322 mg | 46% |
| Potassium | 915 mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 39.6 µg | 72% |
| Sodium | 728 mg | |
| Zinc | 4 mg | 50% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.1 mg | 104% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.54 mg | 49% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8 mg | 57% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.3 mg | 25% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.86 mg | 66% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 30.6 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 45% |
| Choline | 18.1 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 162 µg | 23% |
| Vitamin C | 11.4 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 32 µg | 36% |
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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