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Rántott Sajt (Hungarian Fried Cheese with Rizibizi)

One serving has 776 kcal and 32 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of phosphorus (86%), calcium (67%), cobalamin (64%), selenium (62%), thiamin (57%) and zinc (56%). Ready in 40 minutes.

Rántott Sajt (Hungarian Fried Cheese with Rizibizi)
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  • Preparation: 15 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (341 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, High protein
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, mustard

Ingredients

  • 80 g Trappista or Edam cheese
  • 10 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 25 g Egg
  • 20 g Breadcrumbs
  • 10 g Vegetable oil (for frying, the part absorbed)
  • 35 g Rice, long-grain
  • 40 g Peas, frozen
  • 10 g Onion
  • 5 g Butter, unsalted
  • 80 g Water
  • 0.5 g Salt
  • 25 g Tartar sauce

Method

  1. For the rizibizi, soften the finely chopped onion in half the butter for 2-3 minutes, add the rinsed rice and stir for 1 minute. Pour in the boiling water with the salt, cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
  2. Stir the peas and the rest of the butter into the rice, cover again and leave it off the heat for 5 minutes.
  3. Cut the well-chilled cheese into slices about 1.5 cm thick. Put the flour, the beaten egg and the breadcrumbs in three shallow plates.
  4. Coat each slice in flour, then egg, then breadcrumbs, and dip it in the egg and crumbs a second time, so the coating is closed all round and the cheese can't escape.
  5. Heat the oil about 1.5 cm deep in a frying pan to 170 °C and fry the cheese for 1-2 minutes on each side until golden brown; take it out as soon as it is coloured, before the cheese leaks.
  6. Drain briefly on kitchen paper and serve at once with the rizibizi and tartar sauce.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy776 kcal37%
Carbohydrates61 g
Water197 mL
Fiber3.7 g13%
Protein31.8 g66%
Tryptophan0.41 g
Threonine1.2 g
Isoleucine1.6 g
Leucine2.9 g
Lysine2.7 g
Methionine0.83 g
Cystine0.41 g
Phenylalanine1.7 g
Tyrosine1.5 g
Valine2.1 g
Histidine1.1 g
Fat45 g
Monounsaturated12.1 g
Polyunsaturated9.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.02 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-68.4 g
Saturated20.9 g
Trans-Fats0.08 g
Cholesterol177 mg
Calcium668 mg67%
Copper0.26 mg29%
Iron4.4 mg25%
Magnesium60.4 mg19%
Manganese0.82 mg46%
Phosphorus604 mg86%
Potassium369 mg8%
Selenium34.1 µg62%
Sodium1,370 mg
Zinc4.5 mg56%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.63 mg57%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.62 mg56%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.2 mg30%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg27%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.25 mg19%
Folate (vitamin B9)170 µg42%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)1.5 µg64%
Choline105 mg25%
Vitamin A313 µg45%
Vitamin C8.5 mg11%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)37 IU6%
Vitamin E1.9 mg13%
Vitamin K45.8 µg51%

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

0.8 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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