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NUTRITIONAL VALUE
(per 100 gr. of product) |
Energy
Proteins
Fat |
999 KJ/ 239 Kcal
20,5 g
17,6 g |
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This is the king of El Bierzo cuisine. A typical product, traditionally prepared using pork rib and tail, according to the recipe passed down from generation to generation.
The whole of its preparation process is protected by the “Botillo del Bierzo” Regulating Council.
The raw material, submitted to a strict control, is carefully selected and minced by hand to obtain evensized pieces. Next, it is marinated in 100% natural ingredients: paprika, salt and garlic, and then stuffed into large pieces of pork caecum.
After being tied, the botillos are hung up in natural smoking sheds, where the curing process is started, using holm oak and oak log braziers.
Curing is completed with a period in natural drying sheds, where the product achieves its full aroma and flavour.
Once they are ready to be sold, the botillos are labelled with the “Botillo del Bierzo” Regulating Council stamp, which guarantees the quality of the product.
All the Botillos del Bierzo must bear a numbered label with the Regulating Council logo.
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BOILED BOTILLO DEL BIERZO
In order to make it easier to prepare such a traditional product, León da Gusto has developed a new reference: Boiled Botillo del Bierzo.
Sold as a preserved meat, this represents an important advance as it considerably reduces the cooking time prior to serving: it need only be heated over a bain marie for 20 minutes. This gives us the dish ready for consumption.
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Recommendations for use. Cuisine
As this is a fresh product, it must be kept chilled, between 0°C and 5°C.
Traditional recipe
Cook the botillo on a low heat. A botillo weighing one kilo must be cooked for two to two and a half hours. Add the vegetables later, and twenty minutes before the end of cooking, add the potatoes and the León da Gusto Chorizo del Bierzo sausage. Its red sauce will be the ideal complement, adding colour, aroma and flavour to the vegetables and potatoes. It is served in a deep earthenware dish, with the other ingredients surrounding the botillo.
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