Recipes · Polish · Main Courses
Babka Ziemniaczana (Polish Potato Bake with Bacon)
One serving has 612 kcal and 18 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of pyridoxine (98%), phosphorus (49%), thiamin (47%), copper (44%), selenium (43%) and niacin (41%). Ready in 105 minutes.

- Preparation: 25 min
- Cooking: 80 min
- Makes: 1 serving (474 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, pork
Ingredients
- 300 g Potatoes, floury (russet), raw
- 50 g Onion
- 40 g Bacon
- 25 g Egg
- 15 g Flour, all-purpose
- 0.5 g Marjoram, dried
- 0.5 g Salt
- 0.2 g Black pepper
- 3 g Vegetable oil (for the tin)
- 40 g Sour cream
Method
- Heat the oven to 180 °C and oil a baking tin or loaf tin.
- Dice the bacon and fry it for 5 minutes until the fat runs, then add the chopped onion and fry for 5 minutes more until soft and golden. Leave to cool a little.
- Peel the potatoes and grate them finely. Mix them straight away with the egg, flour, marjoram, salt and pepper, and the bacon and onion with their fat.
- Pour the mixture into the tin, about 5 cm deep, and smooth the top.
- Bake for 70-80 minutes, until deep golden brown and crisp on top and at the edges, and a knife pushed into the middle comes out clean.
- Leave it to rest for 10 minutes, cut it into squares and serve hot with sour cream.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 612 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 72.8 g | |
| Water | 349 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.4 g | 18% |
| Protein | 18.2 g | 38% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.25 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.29 g | |
| Leucine | 0.52 g | |
| Lysine | 0.39 g | |
| Methionine | 0.15 g | |
| Cystine | 0.11 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.32 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.24 g | |
| Valine | 0.37 g | |
| Histidine | 0.16 g | |
| Fat | 28.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 4.4 g | |
| Saturated | 10.5 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.41 g | |
| Cholesterol | 143 mg | |
| Calcium | 121 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.4 mg | 44% |
| Iron | 4.4 mg | 25% |
| Magnesium | 91.6 mg | 30% |
| Manganese | 0.71 mg | 39% |
| Phosphorus | 344 mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 1,515 mg | 32% |
| Selenium | 23.8 µg | 43% |
| Sodium | 560 mg | |
| Zinc | 2 mg | 25% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.52 mg | 47% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.4 mg | 36% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 5.7 mg | 41% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.8 mg | 37% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 1.3 mg | 98% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 94.5 µg | 24% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.51 µg | 21% |
| Choline | 141 mg | 33% |
| Vitamin A | 96.1 µg | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 21.4 mg | 29% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 26.9 IU | 4% |
| Vitamin E | 0.92 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin K | 15.3 µg | 17% |
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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