Serious Eats Serious Sandwiches: Brooklyn Butcher's Red Cooked Pork Sandwich Recipe Recipe

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Net Carbs are 1% of calories per serving, at 5g per serving. This food is keto-friendly.

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Keto & Health Insights for Serious Eats Serious Sandwiches: Brooklyn Butcher's Red Cooked Pork Sandwich Recipe Recipe

  • Net Carbs are 1% of calories per serving, at 5g per serving. This meal falls within the range for standard keto diet guidelines (at or under 25g of net carbs). If your daily net carb quota is 25g and if this food almost equals that much, consider whether you're going to eat more food later. Always take into account any foods you've already consumed. It's recommended that you track the macros of your daily food consumptions—this makes it easier to avoid overconsumption.
  • This meal may require cooking oil. Not all cooking oils are healthy. Extra virgin olive oil and avocado oil are the best cooking oils to use in recipes, whereas plant-based oils are the worst for your health. Virgin coconut oil and butter fall in the middle. Learn more about the healthiest and unhealthiest cooking oils.
  • Since this food is a sandwich or a wrap, it might come with a bun or similar bread item. Remove the sandwich bun to significantly reduce the amount of net carbs and calories. Eliminating breads from a meal can make it more keto-friendly. A single slice of bread contains at least 75 calories and 15g of carbohydrates; a single English muffin usually has 120 calories and 25g of carbohydrates; the average bagel has 350 calories and 50g of carbohydrates; a regular tortilla has 470 calories and 98g of carbohydrates.

Serious Eats Serious Sandwiches: Brooklyn Butcher's Red Cooked Pork Sandwich Recipe Recipe Nutrition Label

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 30 servings   ( 97 g )
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 392
Total Fat: 38g
Saturated Fat: 13g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
Monounsaturated Fat: 18g
Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 49mg
Sodium: 224mg
Total Carbohydrates: 5g
Dietary Fiber: 0g
Sugar: 5g
Protein: 7g
Calcium: 9mg Iron: 0mg
Potassium: 149mg Vitamin A: 6mcg
Vitamin C: 2mg Vitamin D: 0mcg

Ingredients

  • For the Meat:
  • 4-5 lbs. pork belly (or fatty shoulder)
  • 1 1/2 cups red wine vinegar
  • 2/3 cups sugar
  • 3 tablespoons salt
  • 5 cloves garlic crushed
  • For the Slaw:
  • 1 tablespoon red pepper flake or 4 whole chile de arbol
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 small Savoy Cabbage, shredded
  • 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon ground five-spice (cinnamon, coriander seed, cumin, black pepper, clove)

Instructions

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