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Lacón con Grelos recipe cover 2 hrs 30 mins

Main course

Lacón con Grelos

A Galician dish of desalted cured pork shoulder, turnip greens, potatoes, and chorizo cooked in sequence in the savoury pork broth.

2 hrs 30 mins cooking time6 servings6 ingredients

What you’ll need

  • salt-cured pork shoulder: 1400 g
  • turnip greens: 700 g
  • potatoes: 900 g
  • chorizo: 300 g
  • water: 2200 ml
  • soaking water per change: 3000 ml

Nutrition per serving

Approximate values for one of 6 servings.

Energy
610 kcal
Protein
45 g
Fat
35 g
Carbohydrate
38 g

How to make it

  1. Submerge the lacón in 3000 ml cold water and soak in the refrigerator for 24-48 hours according to its salinity, replacing it with 3000 ml fresh water every 8-12 hours. Rinse thoroughly before cooking.

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