Recipes · Turkish · Stews

Sulu Köfte (Meatball and Potato Stew)

One serving has 416 kcal and 22 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (90%), vitamin K (70%), zinc (63%), pyridoxine (54%), niacin (48%) and vitamin A (39%). Ready in 50 minutes.

Sulu Köfte (Meatball and Potato Stew)
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  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 30 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (465 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: beef

Ingredients

  • 100 g Beef, ground, 85% lean, raw
  • 10 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 20 g Onions, raw
  • 80 g Potatoes, raw
  • 30 g Carrots, raw
  • 12 g Tomato paste
  • 1.5 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 8 g Olive oil
  • 200 g Water
  • 3 g Parsley, fresh

Method

  1. Mix the ground beef with the rice, grated onion, salt and pepper; shape into small meatballs.
  2. Heat the olive oil in a pot and brown the meatballs lightly on all sides, about 4 minutes; remove.
  3. Add the diced potato and carrot to the pot with the tomato paste and water; bring to a boil.
  4. Return the meatballs to the pot, cover and simmer 20-25 minutes until the potatoes and meatballs are cooked through and the rice inside the meatballs is tender.
  5. Season with salt.
  6. Ladle into a bowl, scatter with parsley and serve hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy416 kcal20%
Carbohydrates29.4 g
Water386 mL
Fiber3.7 g12%
Protein22.1 g46%
Tryptophan0.13 g
Threonine0.88 g
Isoleucine0.95 g
Leucine1.6 g
Lysine1.7 g
Methionine0.53 g
Cystine0.26 g
Phenylalanine0.87 g
Tyrosine0.66 g
Valine1.1 g
Histidine0.67 g
Fat23.3 g
Monounsaturated12.3 g
Polyunsaturated1.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.2 g
Saturated6.9 g
Trans-Fats0.86 g
Cholesterol68 mg
Calcium58.1 mg6%
Copper0.27 mg30%
Iron3.9 mg22%
Magnesium53.6 mg17%
Manganese0.39 mg22%
Phosphorus257 mg37%
Potassium914 mg19%
Selenium18.4 µg33%
Sodium691 mg
Zinc5.1 mg63%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.2 mg18%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.23 mg21%
Niacin (vitamin B3)6.7 mg48%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1 mg21%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.7 mg54%
Folate (vitamin B9)56.6 µg14%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.2 µg90%
Choline80.4 mg19%
Vitamin A276 µg39%
Vitamin C25.6 mg34%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)3 IU1%
Vitamin E2.1 mg14%
Vitamin K62.8 µg70%

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

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

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