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.

- 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
- Mix the ground beef with the rice, grated onion, salt and pepper; shape into small meatballs.
- Heat the olive oil in a pot and brown the meatballs lightly on all sides, about 4 minutes; remove.
- Add the diced potato and carrot to the pot with the tomato paste and water; bring to a boil.
- 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.
- Season with salt.
- Ladle into a bowl, scatter with parsley and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 416 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 29.4 g | |
| Water | 386 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.7 g | 12% |
| Protein | 22.1 g | 46% |
| Tryptophan | 0.13 g | |
| Threonine | 0.88 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.95 g | |
| Leucine | 1.6 g | |
| Lysine | 1.7 g | |
| Methionine | 0.53 g | |
| Cystine | 0.26 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.87 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.66 g | |
| Valine | 1.1 g | |
| Histidine | 0.67 g | |
| Fat | 23.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 12.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.2 g | |
| Saturated | 6.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.86 g | |
| Cholesterol | 68 mg | |
| Calcium | 58.1 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 3.9 mg | 22% |
| Magnesium | 53.6 mg | 17% |
| Manganese | 0.39 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 257 mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 914 mg | 19% |
| Selenium | 18.4 µg | 33% |
| Sodium | 691 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.1 mg | 63% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.2 mg | 18% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.23 mg | 21% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.7 mg | 48% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.7 mg | 54% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 56.6 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 2.2 µg | 90% |
| Choline | 80.4 mg | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 276 µg | 39% |
| Vitamin C | 25.6 mg | 34% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 3 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 2.1 mg | 14% |
| Vitamin K | 62.8 µg | 70% |
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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