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Nutritional Values

🔥720kcal
💪45gProtein
🌾45gCarbs
🥑34gFat
🌿5gFibre
⚖️400 gServing

* Per serving · 400 g. May vary.

Rojões à Moda de Braga

How to order / say it
Say it Rojões à Moda de Braga — [Roh-zhones ah Moh-dah deh Brah-gah]
Order Could I have the Rojões, please?
Locally Posso ter os Rojões, por favor?
Say locally

A hearty pork stew incorporating local spices served with potatoes and chestnuts.

Why try it?

Reflecting seasonal produce and traditional cooking methods, this dish highlights Braga's rustic culinary roots and regional flavor palate, perfect for gathering around family tables.

How it tastes

Earthy and rich, this stew retains pork's savory depth of flavor, enhanced by fragrant local herbs, tender potatoes, and creamy chestnuts.

Origin & History — first documented: 1870

By the late 19th century, Rojões became a festive dish in Braga, particularly during Saint Martin's Day, highlighting pork's centrality in local culinary tradition.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 🥩 500 g pork belly
  • 🥕 300 g potatoes
  • 🥜 100 g chestnuts
  • 🧄 3 cloves garlic
  • 🌿 2 leaves bay leaf
  • 🍷 100 ml white wine

Method

  1. 1 Marinate pork with garlic, bay leaf, and white wine for several hours.
  2. 2 Brown pork pieces in a pot, remove and set aside.
  3. 3 Cook potatoes and chestnuts in the same pot until tender.
  4. 4 Return pork to the pot and simmer until everything is well-tendered.
  5. 5 Adjust seasoning to taste before serving.

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