Recipes · Dutch · Meat Dishes
Balkenbrij (Fried Pork and Buckwheat Loaf)
One serving has 538 kcal and 26 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of vitamin A (491%), cobalamin (449%), riboflavin (138%), pyridoxine (98%), niacin (94%) and copper (87%). Ready in 585 minutes.
- Preparation: 500 min
- Cooking: 85 min
- Makes: 1 serving (790 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Dairy-free, Gluten-free
- Contains: pork
Ingredients
- 50 g Pork shoulder, raw
- 40 g Pork liver, raw
- 400 g Water
- 1 g Salt
- 0.1 g Cloves, ground
- 0.3 g Cinnamon, ground
- 0.2 g Nutmeg, ground
- 0.2 g Allspice, ground
- 0.2 g Aniseed, ground
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 40 g Buckwheat flour
- 8 g Lard, for frying
- 150 g Potatoes
- 100 g Carrots
Method
- Put the pork and the liver in a pan with half of the water and the salt, bring to the boil, skim, and simmer for 1 hour until tender.
- Lift out the meat and liver, keeping the broth, and mince or chop them very finely.
- Bring the broth back to the boil, topping it up with water if it has reduced a lot, and stir in the cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, aniseed and pepper.
- Sprinkle in the buckwheat flour a little at a time, stirring hard, then cook over low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring all the time, until very thick and coming away from the sides of the pan. Stir in the minced meat.
- Spoon into a loaf tin rinsed with cold water, smooth the top, leave to cool and refrigerate overnight to set firm.
- To serve, boil the peeled potatoes and the carrots, cut in pieces, in the rest of the water for 20 minutes until tender.
- Meanwhile, turn out the balkenbrij, cut it into slices 1.5 cm thick and fry them in the lard over medium heat for 4-5 minutes a side, until crisp and brown. Serve hot with the potatoes and carrots.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 538 kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 65.9 g | |
| Water | 672 mL | |
| Fiber | 10.3 g | 35% |
| Protein | 26.3 g | 55% |
| Tryptophan | 0.34 g | |
| Threonine | 1.2 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.2 g | |
| Leucine | 2 g | |
| Lysine | 1.9 g | |
| Methionine | 0.57 g | |
| Cystine | 0.48 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.79 g | |
| Valine | 1.5 g | |
| Histidine | 0.77 g | |
| Fat | 20.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 8.3 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 2.3 g | |
| Saturated | 7.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 164 mg | |
| Calcium | 98.7 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.78 mg | 87% |
| Iron | 13.2 mg | 73% |
| Magnesium | 169 mg | 55% |
| Manganese | 1.5 mg | 83% |
| Phosphorus | 464 mg | 66% |
| Potassium | 1,461 mg | 31% |
| Selenium | 36.9 µg | 67% |
| Sodium | 554 mg | |
| Zinc | 5.7 mg | 71% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.85 mg | 77% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 1.5 mg | 138% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 13.1 mg | 94% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 3.9 mg | 78% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.3 mg | 98% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 151 µg | 38% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 10.8 µg | 449% |
| Choline | 83 mg | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 3,437 µg | 491% |
| Vitamin C | 46.1 mg | 61% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 43.2 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.96 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 19.7 µg | 22% |
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
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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