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Asturian pot recipe

Asturian pot recipe

The star dish of our gastronomy

Updated on 3 December 2025
Asturian pot recipe

    We present here the traditional recipe for a star dish of Asturian gastronomy. The pot of cabbage, or Asturian pot, is undoubtedly a powerful dish, one of those that charges you with energy and cooked mostly in autumn and winter, in times of slaughter since it carries different products of the pig, especially compango.

    Along with fabada, it is one of the most popular spoon dishes in Asturias. Take advantage!


    Asturian pot ingredients

    • 2 bunches of collard greens
    • 2 sausages
    • 2 blood sausages
    • 1 piece of pork shoulder
    • 300 g of Iberian bacon
    • 300 g of fresh pork rib
    • 4 potatoes
    • Peppers
    • Olive oil
    • 3 cloves of garlic

    Asturian pot recipe

    • 1/ Remove all the stems from the cabbage and chop it very finely. Then, cook it in boiling water for 10 minutes and drain.
    • 2/ Put all the sausage in a pot with cold water, and when it comes to a boil, add the cabbage and the peeled and chopped potatoes. Cook for an hour and a half.
    • 3/ Sauté chopped garlic in olive oil and add a tablespoon of paprika. Add this mixture to the pot and let it simmer for another 10 minutes.
    • 4/ We check the salt level and let it rest.

    Asturian recipe books

    If you want to know first-hand Asturian recipes, simple but very delicious, we recommend buying the book «25 years of Guisanderas de Asturias» and the book "The Art of Cooking", written by the famous cook María Luisa García and currently republished.


    Text: for asturias.com Copyright Ramon Molleda




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