Recipes · Danish · Main Courses
Æbleflæsk (Fried Pork Belly with Apples)
One serving has 685 kcal and 21 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (67%), thiamin (50%), niacin (47%), phosphorus (39%), pyridoxine (35%) and manganese (25%). Ready in 35 minutes.
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (345 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Dairy-free
- Contains: gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 120 g Bacon, raw
- 150 g Apples, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 5 g Sugar
- 0.2 g Thyme, dried
- 0.2 g Salt
- 40 g Bread, rye
Method
- Cut the bacon (streaky pork belly) into strips and fry in a dry pan over medium heat for 6-8 minutes until crisp and golden, releasing its fat.
- Lift out most of the bacon, leaving the fat in the pan, and fry the sliced onion until soft.
- Add the sliced apples, sugar and thyme, and cook gently for 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the apples are soft and lightly caramelised but still holding their shape.
- Return the bacon to the pan, season with the salt, and toss briefly together to heat through.
- Pile onto slices of dark rye bread and serve at once while the bacon is still crisp.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 685 kcal | 32% |
| Carbohydrates | 48 g | |
| Water | 226 mL | |
| Fiber | 6.5 g | 22% |
| Protein | 20.5 g | 43% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.12 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.14 g | |
| Leucine | 0.26 g | |
| Lysine | 0.12 g | |
| Methionine | 0.06 g | |
| Cystine | 0.07 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.18 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.09 g | |
| Valine | 0.18 g | |
| Histidine | 0.08 g | |
| Fat | 46.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 19.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 7.3 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 6.5 g | |
| Saturated | 15.4 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.18 g | |
| Cholesterol | 79.2 mg | |
| Calcium | 56.2 mg | 6% |
| Copper | 0.18 mg | 20% |
| Iron | 2.1 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 42.5 mg | 14% |
| Manganese | 0.45 mg | 25% |
| Phosphorus | 275 mg | 39% |
| Potassium | 514 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 36.7 µg | 67% |
| Sodium | 1,223 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg | 24% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.55 mg | 50% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 6.5 mg | 47% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.97 mg | 19% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.45 mg | 35% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 54.8 µg | 14% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.6 µg | 25% |
| Choline | 70.2 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 18.1 µg | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 9.4 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 19.2 IU | 3% |
| Vitamin E | 0.94 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 7.3 µg | 8% |
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
0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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