Recipes · Vietnamese · Main Courses
Cao Lầu
One serving has 653 kcal and 35 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (94%), thiamin (68%), pyridoxine (66%), niacin (63%), phosphorus (60%) and manganese (42%). Ready in 50 minutes.
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- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 30 min
- Makes: 1 serving (307 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, High protein
- Contains: gluten, pork, soy
Ingredients
- 90 g Rice noodles, dry
- 100 g Pork loin, raw
- 8 g Soy sauce
- 5 g Sugar, brown
- 0.5 g Anise seed
- 5 g Garlic, raw
- 10 g Pork rinds
- 30 g Bean sprouts, raw
- 5 g Mint, fresh
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 5 g Scallions, raw
- 40 g Water
Method
- Marinate the pork loin in the soy sauce, brown sugar, five-spice (anise seed) and half the garlic for at least 20 minutes.
- Soak the thick rice noodles in hot water for 10-12 minutes until tender, then drain.
- Heat the oil in a pan and sear the marinated pork for 3-4 minutes per side until browned and cooked through (63°C/145°F), then rest for 5 minutes before slicing thinly.
- Add the remaining garlic and the water to the same pan, scraping up the browned bits, and simmer for 2 minutes to make a small amount of intense sauce.
- Warm the pork rinds in a dry pan for a minute to crisp them back up.
- Divide the noodles between bowls, moisten with a spoonful of the pan sauce, and top with the sliced pork, crisp pork rinds and bean sprouts.
- Finish with fresh mint and scallions, tossing everything together just before eating.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 653 kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 81.9 g | |
| Water | 166 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.7 g | 9% |
| Protein | 35.3 g | 73% |
| Tryptophan | 0.33 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.5 g | |
| Leucine | 2.7 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.8 g | |
| Cystine | 0.42 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.5 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1.3 g | |
| Valine | 1.8 g | |
| Histidine | 1.2 g | |
| Fat | 18.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.3 g | |
| Saturated | 5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.12 g | |
| Cholesterol | 76.5 mg | |
| Calcium | 63.9 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.23 mg | 26% |
| Iron | 2.6 mg | 14% |
| Magnesium | 57.2 mg | 18% |
| Manganese | 0.76 mg | 42% |
| Phosphorus | 417 mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 563 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 51.8 µg | 94% |
| Sodium | 841 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.6 mg | 33% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.75 mg | 68% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.3 mg | 27% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.9 mg | 63% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 20% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.86 mg | 66% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 30.8 µg | 8% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.59 µg | 25% |
| Choline | 86.6 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 15.2 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 7.3 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 18 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 1 mg | 7% |
| Vitamin K | 35 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
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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