Recipes · Vietnamese · Rolls
Bì Cuốn (Pork and Pork Skin Rolls)
One serving has 423 kcal and 30 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (67%), thiamin (48%), vitamin K (46%), pyridoxine (45%), niacin (43%) and phosphorus (36%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (209 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 40 g Rice noodles, dry
- 20 g Pork rinds
- 60 g Pork loin, raw
- 10 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 30 g Lettuce, leaf, raw
- 5 g Mint, fresh
- 20 g Cucumber, raw
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 5 g Sugar
- 5 g Lime juice
- 3 g Garlic, raw
- 3 g Chili peppers, red, raw
Method
- Boil the pork loin until cooked through (74 °C/165 °F, about 20 minutes), then cool and shred finely.
- Toast the raw rice in a dry pan until golden, then grind to a coarse powder.
- Toss the shredded pork with the pork rinds (standing in for fresh pork skin) and the toasted rice powder.
- Soften each rice paper briefly in water, then layer with lettuce, mint, cucumber and the pork-and-skin mixture, and roll up tightly.
- Mix the fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, garlic and chili for a dipping sauce, and serve alongside the rolls.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 423 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 49 g | |
| Water | 115 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.7 g | 6% |
| Protein | 29.7 g | 62% |
| Tryptophan | 0.21 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 2.1 g | |
| Lysine | 1.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.54 g | |
| Cystine | 0.32 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.9 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.8 g | |
| Fat | 10.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 4.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 3.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.04 g | |
| Cholesterol | 59.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 54.2 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.15 mg | 17% |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 13% |
| Magnesium | 50.6 mg | 16% |
| Manganese | 0.55 mg | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 249 mg | 36% |
| Potassium | 434 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 37 µg | 67% |
| Sodium | 1,105 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.7 mg | 21% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.53 mg | 48% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6 mg | 43% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.79 mg | 16% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.59 mg | 45% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 47.7 µg | 12% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.48 µg | 20% |
| Choline | 78 mg | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 127 µg | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 10.9 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 10.8 IU | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.35 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 41.7 µg | 46% |
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.
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