Recipes · Kyrgyz · Salads
Funchoza (Central Asian Glass Noodle Salad)
One serving has 469 kcal and 14 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (74%), vitamin K (42%), pyridoxine (41%), zinc (35%), niacin (35%) and selenium (34%). Ready in 25 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (272 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: beef, gluten, soy
Ingredients
- 60 g Glass noodles, dry
- 60 g Carrots, raw
- 60 g Beef sirloin steak, raw
- 40 g Cucumber, raw
- 20 g Onions, raw
- 3 g Garlic, raw
- 8 g Soy sauce
- 8 g Vinegar, white
- 2 g Sugar
- 8 g Vegetable oil
- 2 g Cilantro, fresh
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 0.5 g Chilies, dried red
- 0.5 g Salt
Method
- Soak the glass noodles in hot water 8-10 minutes until soft and translucent, then drain, rinse in cold water and cut into shorter lengths.
- Shred the carrot finely and slice the cucumber and onion thinly.
- Pat the beef dry and season with a little salt and pepper, then sear in the oil over high heat 2-3 minutes per side until browned outside and just cooked through; slice thinly.
- Whisk the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, crushed garlic and crumbled dried chili together.
- Toss the noodles with the carrot, cucumber, onion, beef and dressing, top with cilantro and serve at room temperature or chilled.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 469 kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 64.7 g | |
| Water | 173 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.9 g | 10% |
| Protein | 14.1 g | 29% |
| Tryptophan | 0.1 g | |
| Threonine | 0.62 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.62 g | |
| Leucine | 1.1 g | |
| Lysine | 1.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.33 g | |
| Cystine | 0.22 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.55 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.43 g | |
| Valine | 0.67 g | |
| Histidine | 0.42 g | |
| Fat | 16.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 5.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.4 g | |
| Saturated | 4.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.05 g | |
| Cholesterol | 46.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 72.4 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.16 mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2.8 mg | 15% |
| Magnesium | 36.4 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.4 mg | 22% |
| Phosphorus | 185 mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 542 mg | 12% |
| Selenium | 18.7 µg | 34% |
| Sodium | 715 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.8 mg | 35% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.13 mg | 12% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.9 mg | 35% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.76 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.53 mg | 41% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 28.6 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.67 µg | 28% |
| Choline | 118 mg | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 516 µg | 74% |
| Vitamin C | 7.8 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 37.5 µg | 42% |
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
1.9 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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