Recipes · Vietnamese · Snacks
Bánh Căn (Grilled Rice Cakes)
One serving has 364 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (43%), vitamin K (39%), selenium (35%), pyridoxine (27%), riboflavin (24%) and pantothenic acid (21%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (236 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, fish
Ingredients
- 60 g Rice flour
- 110 g Water
- 30 g Quail eggs, raw
- 10 g Scallions, raw
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 5 g Sugar
- 5 g Lime juice
Method
- Whisk the rice flour and water into a smooth, thin batter and let rest 20-30 minutes.
- Heat small clay or metal molds (or a mini muffin/aebleskiver pan) over medium heat and brush with a little of the oil.
- Pour batter into each mold, crack a little quail egg on top of each, cover and cook 3-4 minutes until set and lightly crisp on the bottom.
- Scatter the scallion over the top, then pop the cakes out of the molds.
- Mix the fish sauce, sugar and lime juice with a splash of water for the dipping sauce and serve alongside.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 364 kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 54.6 g | |
| Water | 159 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 8.1 g | 17% |
| Tryptophan | 0.11 g | |
| Threonine | 0.33 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.4 g | |
| Leucine | 0.65 g | |
| Lysine | 0.4 g | |
| Methionine | 0.21 g | |
| Cystine | 0.16 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.42 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.36 g | |
| Valine | 0.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.19 g | |
| Fat | 12.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.4 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.5 g | |
| Saturated | 2.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 253 mg | |
| Calcium | 39.9 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 1.5 mg | 8% |
| Magnesium | 42.4 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.77 mg | 43% |
| Phosphorus | 132 mg | 19% |
| Potassium | 142 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 19.5 µg | 35% |
| Sodium | 677 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.99 mg | 12% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.13 mg | 12% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.26 mg | 24% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.8 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.35 mg | 27% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 33.2 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.51 µg | 21% |
| Choline | 84.4 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 52.2 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 3.4 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 16.5 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 1.1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 35.5 µg | 39% |
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
0.3 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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