Recipes · Vietnamese · Snacks
Bánh Gối (Fried Pillow Pastry)
One serving has 458 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (58%), selenium (56%), riboflavin (35%), niacin (32%), vitamin K (31%) and manganese (24%). Ready in 50 minutes.

- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (153 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, fish, gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 40 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Water
- 15 g Vegetable oil
- 40 g Pork, ground, raw
- 3 g Wood ear mushrooms, dried
- 10 g Glass noodles, dry
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 5 g Fish sauce
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Make a firm dough with the flour, water and a little of the oil; knead briefly, cover and rest 20-30 minutes.
- Soak the glass noodles and wood ear mushroom in warm water until soft, then chop both finely.
- Cook the pork with the shallot until no longer pink, then mix in the noodles, mushroom, egg, fish sauce and pepper.
- Roll the dough thin and cut into rounds; spoon filling onto each, fold over into a half-moon and crimp the edges to seal tightly like a small pillow.
- Heat the remaining oil in a deep pan to about 170 °C (340 °F) and fry the pastries in batches, turning, for 4-5 minutes until deep golden and crisp.
- Drain on paper towels and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 458 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 43.5 g | |
| Water | 69 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.6 g | 12% |
| Protein | 13.6 g | 28% |
| Tryptophan | 0.16 g | |
| Threonine | 0.52 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.57 g | |
| Leucine | 1 g | |
| Lysine | 0.85 g | |
| Methionine | 0.31 g | |
| Cystine | 0.21 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.59 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.44 g | |
| Valine | 0.67 g | |
| Histidine | 0.41 g | |
| Fat | 25.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 9.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 8.6 g | |
| Saturated | 6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.11 g | |
| Cholesterol | 84.6 mg | |
| Calcium | 34.9 mg | 3% |
| Copper | 0.12 mg | 13% |
| Iron | 3.1 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 32.5 mg | 10% |
| Manganese | 0.43 mg | 24% |
| Phosphorus | 158 mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 254 mg | 5% |
| Selenium | 30.7 µg | 56% |
| Sodium | 441 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.5 mg | 19% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.64 mg | 58% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.39 mg | 35% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.5 mg | 32% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.74 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.26 mg | 20% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 89.6 µg | 22% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.44 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 55.2 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin A | 25.1 µg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 12.3 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 1.5 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 28.3 µg | 31% |
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
0.4 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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