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Hochepot (Flemish Meat and Vegetable Pot)

One serving has 712 kcal and 42 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (147%), vitamin K (130%), pyridoxine (121%), vitamin C (115%), zinc (100%) and vitamin A (98%). Ready in 170 minutes.

Hochepot (Flemish Meat and Vegetable Pot)
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  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 150 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (1,190 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Dairy-free, Gluten-free, High protein
  • Contains: beef, celery, meat, mustard, pork

Ingredients

  • 80 g Beef brisket, raw
  • 60 g Pork shoulder, raw
  • 50 g Lamb shoulder, raw
  • 500 g Water
  • 50 g Onion
  • 0.2 g Cloves
  • 0.2 g Bay leaf
  • 0.3 g Thyme, dried
  • 1 g Salt
  • 0.3 g Black pepper
  • 70 g Carrots
  • 50 g Leek
  • 50 g Turnip
  • 20 g Celery
  • 100 g Savoy cabbage
  • 150 g Potatoes
  • 8 g Mustard, to serve

Method

  1. Cut the beef, pork and lamb into large chunks, put them in a large pot with the cold water and bring slowly to the boil. Skim off the grey foam that rises.
  2. Stud the onion with the cloves and add it with the bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer gently for 1 hour 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, peel the carrots and turnip and cut them into large pieces, clean the leek and cut it into 5 cm lengths, and cut the celery into short pieces.
  4. Add the carrots, turnip, leek and celery to the pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
  5. Cut the cabbage into wedges and peel and halve the potatoes. Push them under the broth and simmer for 25-30 minutes, until the potatoes and cabbage are tender and the meat is falling apart.
  6. Lift the meat and vegetables onto deep plates, discard the onion and bay leaf, taste the broth for salt and ladle a little over.
  7. Serve hot, with the mustard on the side.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy712 kcal34%
Carbohydrates56.2 g
Water1,048 mL
Fiber11.8 g40%
Protein41.6 g87%
Tryptophan0.47 g
Threonine1.9 g
Isoleucine1.9 g
Leucine3.1 g
Lysine3.3 g
Methionine0.97 g
Cystine0.53 g
Phenylalanine1.6 g
Tyrosine1.3 g
Valine2.1 g
Histidine1.3 g
Fat36.5 g
Monounsaturated15.7 g
Polyunsaturated2.8 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-62.1 g
Saturated14 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol133 mg
Calcium192 mg19%
Copper0.61 mg68%
Iron6.6 mg37%
Magnesium145 mg47%
Manganese1.2 mg64%
Phosphorus545 mg78%
Potassium1,949 mg41%
Selenium43.4 µg79%
Sodium769 mg
Zinc8 mg100%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.92 mg84%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.57 mg52%
Niacin (vitamin B3)11.1 mg79%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.1 mg43%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1.6 mg121%
Folate (vitamin B9)191 µg48%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)3.5 µg147%
Choline151 mg36%
Vitamin A683 µg98%
Vitamin C86.2 mg115%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)42 IU7%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K117 µg130%

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

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

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