Recipes · Welsh · Soups and Broths

Cawl

One serving has 457 kcal and 23 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (107%), vitamin K (99%), vitamin C (82%), vitamin A (80%), pyridoxine (70%) and zinc (63%). Ready in 110 minutes.

Cawl
Photo: Rhyshuw1 at Welsh Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 90 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (814 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
  • Contains: meat

Ingredients

  • 100 g Lamb shoulder, raw
  • 150 g Potatoes, raw
  • 60 g Leeks, raw
  • 60 g Carrots, raw
  • 60 g Rutabaga, raw
  • 30 g Onions, raw
  • 350 g Water
  • 1 g Salt
  • 3 g Parsley, fresh
  • 0.2 g Black pepper

Method

  1. Cut the lamb into cubes and put it in a large pot with the water and a pinch of the salt; bring to a boil, skim off any foam, then simmer for 1 hour.
  2. Peel and chop the potato, swede and carrot into chunks, and slice the leek and onion.
  3. Add the swede, carrot and onion to the pot and simmer for another 30 minutes.
  4. Add the potato and leek and simmer for a further 20-25 minutes until all the vegetables and meat are tender.
  5. Season with the remaining salt and pepper.
  6. Ladle into a deep bowl and scatter with parsley to serve; cawl is traditionally even better reheated the next day.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy457 kcal22%
Carbohydrates48.8 g
Water718 mL
Fiber8 g27%
Protein22.7 g47%
Tryptophan0.25 g
Threonine0.99 g
Isoleucine1 g
Leucine1.6 g
Lysine1.8 g
Methionine0.51 g
Cystine0.31 g
Phenylalanine0.9 g
Tyrosine0.7 g
Valine1.2 g
Histidine0.64 g
Fat19.6 g
Monounsaturated7.8 g
Polyunsaturated1.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-61.3 g
Saturated8.2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol71 mg
Calcium138 mg14%
Copper0.44 mg49%
Iron4.7 mg26%
Magnesium99.8 mg32%
Manganese0.77 mg43%
Phosphorus333 mg48%
Potassium1,421 mg30%
Selenium21.5 µg39%
Sodium537 mg
Zinc5 mg63%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.38 mg35%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.35 mg32%
Niacin (vitamin B3)8.5 mg61%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.5 mg30%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.91 mg70%
Folate (vitamin B9)114 µg29%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.6 µg107%
Choline39.8 mg9%
Vitamin A563 µg80%
Vitamin C61.5 mg82%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E1.2 mg8%
Vitamin K89 µg99%

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

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

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