Recipes · Vietnamese · Grilled Dishes
Nem Nướng (Grilled Pork Sausage)
One serving has 539 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of thiamin (102%), selenium (78%), pyridoxine (55%), niacin (49%), cobalamin (48%) and zinc (43%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (189 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: fish, pork
Ingredients
- 150 g Pork, ground, raw
- 8 g Garlic, raw
- 8 g Sugar
- 8 g Fish sauce
- 10 g Pork rinds
- 5 g Vegetable oil
Method
- Mix the ground pork with the garlic, sugar, fish sauce, finely chopped pork rinds (for extra bounce, standing in for fresh pork skin) and oil until sticky and well combined.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 20-30 minutes to firm up.
- Shape into small sausages around skewers, soaked in water first if wooden.
- Grill over medium-high heat, turning, for 10-12 minutes until browned all over and cooked through with no pink remaining (74 °C/165 °F).
- Serve hot with rice vermicelli, herbs and dipping sauce.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 539 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 10.9 g | |
| Water | 102 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.17 g | 1% |
| Protein | 32.4 g | 67% |
| Tryptophan | 0.34 g | |
| Threonine | 1.4 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.3 g | |
| Leucine | 2.4 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.72 g | |
| Cystine | 0.38 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 1 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 1.1 g | |
| Fat | 40 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 16.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 6.1 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 5.4 g | |
| Saturated | 13.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.03 g | |
| Cholesterol | 118 mg | |
| Calcium | 42 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.11 mg | 12% |
| Iron | 1.6 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 45.6 mg | 15% |
| Manganese | 0.17 mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 284 mg | 41% |
| Potassium | 498 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 42.9 µg | 78% |
| Sodium | 895 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.5 mg | 43% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 1.1 mg | 102% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.4 mg | 36% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.9 mg | 49% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 22% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.71 mg | 55% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 11.8 µg | 3% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 1.1 µg | 48% |
| Choline | 19.4 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 4.5 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3.6 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.47 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 9.3 µg | 10% |
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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