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.

- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- Stir the julienned ginger into the porridge.
- Season the porridge with the fish sauce and pepper.
- Ladle into bowls, top with the sliced liver, pork and blood sausage, and scatter with scallion to serve.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 397 kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 36.2 g | |
| Water | 288 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.96 g | 3% |
| Protein | 26.3 g | 55% |
| Tryptophan | 0.3 g | |
| Threonine | 1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.1 g | |
| Leucine | 2.2 g | |
| Lysine | 1.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.58 g | |
| Cystine | 0.37 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.82 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.89 g | |
| Fat | 15.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 6.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.5 g | |
| Saturated | 5.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 187 mg | |
| Calcium | 38.9 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.45 mg | 50% |
| Iron | 13.6 mg | 75% |
| Magnesium | 45.4 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.69 mg | 38% |
| Phosphorus | 272 mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 419 mg | 9% |
| Selenium | 46.4 µg | 84% |
| Sodium | 1,397 mg | |
| Zinc | 4 mg | 50% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.68 mg | 62% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 1.5 mg | 134% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 12 mg | 86% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 3.6 mg | 71% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.68 mg | 52% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 188 µg | 47% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 11 µg | 458% |
| Choline | 52 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 2,606 µg | 372% |
| Vitamin C | 12.3 mg | 16% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 22.8 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.29 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin K | 21.2 µg | 24% |
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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