How many calories in a hāngī
A plate of hāngī has about 650 kcal, with 40 g of protein.
Portion
To burn it off
A hāngī is the Māori way of cooking in the ground. Stones are heated in a fire and laid in a pit, baskets of food go on top, and the lot is covered with wet cloths and earth for a few hours. It comes out tender and smoky.
A plate of pork, chicken or lamb with potato, kūmara, pumpkin and stuffing is 650 kcal. That's 40 g of protein, 60 g of carbs and 28 g of fat.
There's no oil in the cooking, the steam does it. The fat comes from the meat and the stuffing.
Tips
- 1Take more kūmara and pumpkin, less stuffing.
- 2Go for chicken over pork belly if there's a choice.
- 3Add some of the cabbage, it fills the plate for very little.
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Questions
What is a hāngī?
A Māori earth oven. Food is cooked on hot stones in a covered pit, so it steams slowly in its own juices.
How much protein is in a hāngī plate?
About 40 g, from the meat.
How many calories in two plates of hāngī?
About 1,300 kcal.
What goes in a hāngī?
Usually pork, chicken or lamb, potato, kūmara, pumpkin, cabbage and stuffing. It depends on who is cooking.
When do people make a hāngī?
For big gatherings at a marae, for family celebrations and for fundraisers. It takes most of a day, so it's food for a crowd.
