Recipes · Taiwanese · Stir-Fry
Fly's Head (Minced Pork with Chives)
One serving has 502 kcal and 26 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin K (169%), thiamin (93%), selenium (61%), pyridoxine (54%), vitamin C (52%) and niacin (48%). Ready in 20 minutes.

- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (231 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: alcohol, gluten, pork, soy, sulphite
Ingredients
- 130 g Pork, ground, raw
- 60 g Chives, fresh
- 6 g Garlic, raw
- 4 g Chilies, dried red
- 8 g Black bean sauce
- 6 g Soy sauce
- 2 g Sugar
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 5 g Wine, fortified, dry
Method
- Cut the garlic chives into short lengths.
- Heat the oil in a hot wok, add the garlic, dried chili and fermented black bean sauce, and stir-fry a few seconds until fragrant.
- Add the pork and stir-fry 4-5 minutes, breaking it up, until no longer pink and cooked through (74 °C/165 °F).
- Add the soy sauce, sugar and shaoxing wine and stir-fry 1 minute.
- Toss in the chives and stir-fry just 30-60 seconds until barely wilted; serve immediately.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 502 kcal | 24% |
| Carbohydrates | 11.7 g | |
| Water | 150 mL | |
| Fiber | 3 g | 10% |
| Protein | 25.7 g | 54% |
| Tryptophan | 0.32 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.2 g | |
| Leucine | 1.9 g | |
| Lysine | 2.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.62 g | |
| Cystine | 0.3 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.98 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.85 g | |
| Valine | 1.3 g | |
| Histidine | 0.94 g | |
| Fat | 39 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 14.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 8.9 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 7.8 g | |
| Saturated | 12 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.07 g | |
| Cholesterol | 93.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 90.6 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.19 mg | 21% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 64.1 mg | 21% |
| Manganese | 0.44 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 298 mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 705 mg | 15% |
| Selenium | 33.6 µg | 61% |
| Sodium | 877 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.4 mg | 43% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1 mg | 93% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.45 mg | 41% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.7 mg | 48% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.2 mg | 23% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.7 mg | 54% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 76.1 µg | 19% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.91 µg | 38% |
| Choline | 10.4 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 186 µg | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 38.9 mg | 52% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 152 µg | 169% |
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 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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