Recipes · Vietnamese · Main Courses
Bún Chả (Grilled Pork with Vermicelli)
One serving has 909 kcal and 27 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (88%), selenium (72%), phosphorus (53%), niacin (52%), cobalamin (52%) and pyridoxine (49%). Ready in 50 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Makes: 1 serving (448 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 80 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 70 g Pork belly, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Shallots, raw
- 15 g Fish sauce
- 15 g Sugar
- 10 g Lime juice
- 5 g Vinegar, white
- 20 g Carrots, raw
- 20 g Daikon radish, raw
- 70 g Rice noodles, dry
- 20 g Lettuce, leaf, raw
- 5 g Mint, fresh
- 100 g Water
Method
- Mix the ground pork shoulder with a little of the garlic, shallot, fish sauce and sugar, and shape into small patties; separately marinate the sliced pork belly with the same seasonings.
- Toss the julienned carrot and daikon with the vinegar and a little sugar for a quick pickle.
- Grill the patties and pork belly over medium-high heat, turning, for 8-10 minutes until browned and cooked through with clear juices (74 °C/165 °F).
- Mix the remaining fish sauce, remaining sugar, lime juice, remaining garlic and the water into a dipping broth, and add the grilled meat and pickle to it.
- Cook the rice vermicelli in boiling water 3-4 minutes until tender, then drain.
- Serve the vermicelli and lettuce/herbs alongside the bowl of meat in dipping broth, for dipping the noodles and herbs into.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 909 kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 80.6 g | |
| Water | 282 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.1 g | 11% |
| Protein | 26.8 g | 56% |
| Tryptophan | 0.23 g | |
| Threonine | 0.85 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.87 g | |
| Leucine | 1.5 g | |
| Lysine | 1.5 g | |
| Methionine | 0.47 g | |
| Cystine | 0.27 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.83 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.72 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.66 g | |
| Fat | 52.1 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 23.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.9 g | |
| Saturated | 18.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 107 mg | |
| Calcium | 86.7 mg | 9% |
| Copper | 0.26 mg | 29% |
| Iron | 3 mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 69.2 mg | 22% |
| Manganese | 0.71 mg | 39% |
| Phosphorus | 370 mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 684 mg | 15% |
| Selenium | 39.6 µg | 72% |
| Sodium | 1,412 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.7 mg | 47% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.97 mg | 88% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.47 mg | 43% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 7.3 mg | 52% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.64 mg | 49% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 41.3 µg | 10% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.3 µg | 52% |
| Choline | 63.8 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin A | 256 µg | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 15.2 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 56 IU | 9% |
| Vitamin E | 0.71 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 28.2 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
1.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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