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Nam Tok Mu (Grilled Pork Salad)

One serving has 440 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (115%), vitamin K (86%), selenium (75%), pyridoxine (58%), zinc (56%) and niacin (50%). Ready in 30 minutes.

Nam Tok Mu (Grilled Pork Salad)
Photo: JIP, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (268 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: fish, pork

Ingredients

  • 150 g Pork shoulder, raw
  • 10 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 30 g Shallots, raw
  • 10 g Scallions, raw
  • 5 g Cilantro, fresh
  • 5 g Mint, fresh
  • 10 g Fish sauce
  • 15 g Lime juice
  • 3 g Chilies, dried red
  • 30 g Lettuce, leaf, raw

Method

  1. Toast the raw rice in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring, until golden and fragrant, then grind to a coarse powder.
  2. Grill the pork over medium-high heat (about 200 °C/400 °F) until cooked through with clear juices (74 °C/165 °F), about 6-8 minutes per side; rest, then slice thinly.
  3. Toss the sliced pork while still warm with the fish sauce, lime juice and dried chili flakes.
  4. Add the shallot, scallion, cilantro, mint and toasted rice powder, and toss again.
  5. Serve over the lettuce leaves.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy440 kcal21%
Carbohydrates19 g
Water188 mL
Fiber3.1 g11%
Protein29 g60%
Tryptophan0.34 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.3 g
Leucine2.2 g
Lysine2.4 g
Methionine0.7 g
Cystine0.35 g
Phenylalanine1.1 g
Tyrosine0.94 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine1 g
Fat27.4 g
Monounsaturated12.1 g
Polyunsaturated3.1 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.5 g
Saturated9.4 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol107 mg
Calcium75.5 mg8%
Copper0.23 mg26%
Iron3.7 mg21%
Magnesium67.5 mg22%
Manganese0.43 mg24%
Phosphorus328 mg47%
Potassium802 mg17%
Selenium41.4 µg75%
Sodium904 mg
Zinc4.5 mg56%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)1.3 mg115%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.52 mg47%
Niacin (vitamin B3)7 mg50%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg28%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.76 mg58%
Folate (vitamin B9)75.1 µg19%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.2 µg48%
Choline105 mg25%
Vitamin A186 µg27%
Vitamin C15.6 mg21%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)105 IU18%
Vitamin E0.68 mg5%
Vitamin K77.7 µg86%

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

1.1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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