Recipes · French · Stews
Tripes à la Mode de Caen
One serving has 431 kcal and 33 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (135%), choline (108%), vitamin A (64%), selenium (62%), zinc (48%) and manganese (43%). Ready in 330 minutes.

- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 300 min
- Makes: 1 serving (550 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: alcohol, beef, celery, pork, sulphite
Ingredients
- 220 g Beef tripe, raw
- 25 g Bacon, raw
- 50 g Onions, raw
- 50 g Carrots, raw
- 30 g Leeks, raw
- 3 g Garlic, raw
- 60 g Wine, white
- 10 g Spirits
- 100 g Beef broth
- 0.3 g Bay leaves
- 0.5 g Thyme, dried
- 0.1 g Cloves
- 1 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
Method
- Blanch the tripe in boiling water for 5 minutes, drain, then cut into wide strips.
- Layer the tripe with the bacon, onion, carrot, leek and garlic in a heavy, tight-lidded pot.
- Pour over the white wine (dry cider is traditional; wine stands in here), the spirits (in place of Calvados) and the beef broth, and add the bay, thyme and cloves.
- Cover tightly and cook at a bare simmer, or in a 150 °C (300 °F) oven, for 5 hours, until the tripe is meltingly tender.
- Skim off any excess fat from the surface, season with salt and pepper, and serve piping hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 431 kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 17.1 g | |
| Water | 469 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.2 g | 11% |
| Protein | 32.9 g | 69% |
| Tryptophan | 0.02 g | |
| Threonine | 0.13 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.07 g | |
| Leucine | 0.11 g | |
| Lysine | 0.1 g | |
| Methionine | 0.02 g | |
| Cystine | 0.05 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.07 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.04 g | |
| Valine | 0.08 g | |
| Histidine | 0.04 g | |
| Fat | 18 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 7.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 6.2 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.37 g | |
| Cholesterol | 285 mg | |
| Calcium | 230 mg | 23% |
| Copper | 0.27 mg | 30% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 62.2 mg | 20% |
| Manganese | 0.77 mg | 43% |
| Phosphorus | 256 mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 604 mg | 13% |
| Selenium | 34.4 µg | 62% |
| Sodium | 1,208 mg | |
| Zinc | 3.8 mg | 48% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.16 mg | 15% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.25 mg | 23% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 4.5 mg | 32% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.95 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.38 mg | 29% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 53.9 µg | 13% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 3.3 µg | 135% |
| Choline | 457 mg | 108% |
| Vitamin A | 447 µg | 64% |
| Vitamin C | 11.6 mg | 15% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 4 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.97 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 30.4 µg | 34% |
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
6.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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