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Juweri Gurtik (Karakalpak Sorghum Dumplings)

One serving has 642 kcal and 29 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (135%), zinc (115%), pyridoxine (72%), manganese (65%), phosphorus (65%) and niacin (61%). Ready in 100 minutes.

Juweri Gurtik (Karakalpak Sorghum Dumplings)
Photo: Polat Nukus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 40 min
  • Cooking: 60 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (612 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: beef

Ingredients

  • 70 g Sorghum flour
  • 280 g Water
  • 1.2 g Salt
  • 110 g Beef chuck, raw
  • 50 g Onions, raw
  • 30 g Carrots, raw
  • 60 g Potatoes, raw
  • 0.4 g Black pepper
  • 0.3 g Bay leaves
  • 10 g Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Knead the sorghum flour with a little of the water and a pinch of salt into a firm dough; rest 20 minutes, then roll thin and cut into small coin-shaped rounds.
  2. Cut the beef into small cubes, season lightly, and place a piece in the center of each dough round, folding it closed into a small dumpling.
  3. Heat the oil in a pot and brown half the chopped onion, then add the remaining water, bay leaf, black pepper and remaining salt and bring to a simmer.
  4. Add the potato and carrot chunks and the remaining onion, and simmer 15 minutes until nearly tender.
  5. Slide the dumplings into the simmering broth and cook 20-25 minutes until the dough is tender and the meat inside is cooked through to 74 °C (165 °F).
  6. Ladle the dumplings, vegetables and broth into bowls to serve.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy642 kcal30%
Carbohydrates72.2 g
Water478 mL
Fiber7.8 g26%
Protein29.1 g61%
Tryptophan0.34 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.2 g
Leucine2.6 g
Lysine2.1 g
Methionine0.73 g
Cystine0.38 g
Phenylalanine1.2 g
Tyrosine0.93 g
Valine1.3 g
Histidine0.84 g
Fat27.9 g
Monounsaturated10.4 g
Polyunsaturated7.4 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-66.6 g
Saturated8.4 g
Trans-Fats1 g
Cholesterol72.6 mg
Calcium63.2 mg6%
Copper0.39 mg43%
Iron5.4 mg30%
Magnesium133 mg43%
Manganese1.2 mg65%
Phosphorus454 mg65%
Potassium1,020 mg22%
Selenium33 µg60%
Sodium588 mg
Zinc9.2 mg115%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.41 mg37%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.28 mg25%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.5 mg61%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg28%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.93 mg72%
Folate (vitamin B9)45.6 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3.2 µg135%
Choline84 mg20%
Vitamin A256 µg37%
Vitamin C18 mg24%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)5.5 IU1%
Vitamin E1.6 mg10%
Vitamin K30.5 µg34%

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

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

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