Recipes · Thai · Appetizers
Miang Kham (Leaf-Wrapped Bites)
One serving has 261 kcal and 9 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (43%), manganese (40%), copper (32%), vitamin C (25%), magnesium (21%) and phosphorus (20%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (170 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, gluten, peanut, shellfish
Ingredients
- 30 g Lettuce, leaf, raw
- 25 g Limes, raw
- 10 g Ginger, fresh
- 15 g Shallots, raw
- 15 g Shrimp, raw
- 10 g Coconut, desiccated
- 15 g Peanuts, roasted
- 5 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 5 g Fish sauce
- 5 g Oyster sauce
- 20 g Water
Method
- Toast the desiccated coconut in a dry skillet over medium heat for 2-3 minutes, stirring, until golden; tip out and cool.
- Cook the shrimp in a small pot of boiling water for 2 minutes until pink and firm, drain, then finely chop to resemble dried shrimp.
- Simmer the brown sugar, fish sauce, oyster sauce (standing in for shrimp paste) and water in a small saucepan over low heat for 8-10 minutes until it becomes a thick, glossy syrup; let cool.
- Finely dice the lime (skin and all), ginger, shallot and chili, and roughly chop the peanuts.
- Arrange small mounds of the lime, ginger, shallot, chili, chopped shrimp, toasted coconut and peanuts onto each lettuce leaf.
- Spoon a little of the syrup over each leaf, fold into a small parcel and eat in one bite.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 261 kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 29.2 g | |
| Water | 115 mL | |
| Fiber | 4.8 g | 16% |
| Protein | 8.9 g | 19% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.2 g | |
| Leucine | 0.34 g | |
| Lysine | 0.22 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.26 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.19 g | |
| Valine | 0.24 g | |
| Histidine | 0.12 g | |
| Fat | 14.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 6.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 24.1 mg | |
| Calcium | 64.6 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.29 mg | 32% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 65.5 mg | 21% |
| Manganese | 0.72 mg | 40% |
| Phosphorus | 137 mg | 20% |
| Potassium | 417 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 4.7 µg | 8% |
| Sodium | 569 mg | |
| Zinc | 1 mg | 13% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.07 mg | 6% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.09 mg | 8% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.8 mg | 20% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.43 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.26 mg | 20% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 39.6 µg | 10% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.04 µg | 2% |
| Choline | 23.6 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 114 µg | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 19.1 mg | 25% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.97 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 38.9 µg | 43% |
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
0.5 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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