Recipes · Vietnamese · Porridge

Cháo Lòng (Pork Organ Rice Porridge)

One serving has 397 kcal and 26 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (458%), vitamin A (372%), riboflavin (134%), niacin (86%), selenium (84%) and iron (75%). Ready in 55 minutes.

Cháo Lòng (Pork Organ Rice Porridge)
Photo: hongnhung106, CC BY 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 40 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (370 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: beef, celery, fish, gluten, pork, poultry

Ingredients

  • 40 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 40 g Pork liver, raw
  • 30 g Blood sausage
  • 40 g Pork loin, raw
  • 200 g Chicken broth
  • 5 g Ginger, fresh
  • 10 g Scallions, raw
  • 5 g Fish sauce
  • 0.3 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Bring the broth to a boil with the rice and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 30-35 minutes until it breaks down into a thick, smooth porridge.
  2. Meanwhile boil the pork liver and pork loin in a separate pot until cooked through with no pink remaining, about 10-12 minutes, then slice thinly; simmer the blood sausage a few minutes to warm through.
  3. Stir the julienned ginger into the porridge.
  4. Season the porridge with the fish sauce and pepper.
  5. Ladle into bowls, top with the sliced liver, pork and blood sausage, and scatter with scallion to serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy397 kcal19%
Carbohydrates36.2 g
Water288 mL
Fiber0.96 g3%
Protein26.3 g55%
Tryptophan0.3 g
Threonine1 g
Isoleucine1.1 g
Leucine2.2 g
Lysine1.9 g
Methionine0.58 g
Cystine0.37 g
Phenylalanine1.2 g
Tyrosine0.82 g
Valine1.5 g
Histidine0.89 g
Fat15.3 g
Monounsaturated6.3 g
Polyunsaturated1.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.01 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.5 g
Saturated5.6 g
Trans-Fats0.03 g
Cholesterol187 mg
Calcium38.9 mg4%
Copper0.45 mg50%
Iron13.6 mg75%
Magnesium45.4 mg15%
Manganese0.69 mg38%
Phosphorus272 mg39%
Potassium419 mg9%
Selenium46.4 µg84%
Sodium1,397 mg
Zinc4 mg50%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.68 mg62%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)1.5 mg134%
Niacin (vitamin B3)12 mg86%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)3.6 mg71%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.68 mg52%
Folate (vitamin B9)188 µg47%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)11 µg458%
Choline52 mg12%
Vitamin A2,606 µg372%
Vitamin C12.3 mg16%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)22.8 IU4%
Vitamin E0.29 mg2%
Vitamin K21.2 µg24%

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

0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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