Home / Chilean Kitchen / Arrollado Huaso

Arrollado Huaso

A rustic rolled pork belly, stuffed with spinach and carrots, simmered, chilled, and sliced into pretty spirals.

⏱ 40 minPrep time
🔥 2 hrsCook time
🍽 10Servings
🏷 Chilean KitchenCategory
☆☆☆☆☆No ratings yet
Arrollado Huaso

Arrollado huaso is the pride of the Chilean countryside, a pork belly rolled around a filling of spinach and carrots, simmered until tender, then served cold in thin slices. It’s the star of picnics, celebrations, and every empanada shop’s display case.

A spiral of pork, spinach, and carrots

Each slice shows a tidy spiral of juicy, well-seasoned pork wrapped around bright green spinach and orange carrot. Served cold with pebre and lemon, it’s savory, refreshing, and utterly addictive with good bread.

Step by stepInstructions

  1. Season the pork belly all over with the garlic, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper, and let it sit 20 minutes.
  2. Lay the pork skin-side down, cover it evenly with the spinach and carrot strips, and roll it up tightly like a jelly roll.
  3. Tie the roll firmly with kitchen twine at 1-inch intervals so it holds its shape.
  4. Heat the oil in a large, heavy pot and brown the roll on all sides for 8 to 10 minutes.
  5. Add the onion, bay leaves, wine, and water to cover, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until the pork is tender.
  6. Cool the roll in its liquid, then refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight; slice into thin rounds and serve cold with pebre and lemon wedges.

💡 Chef tips & storage

Roll the pork as tightly as you can and tie it firmly — that's what makes pretty spiral slices. Chilling completely before slicing is essential; use a very sharp knife for clean rounds.

Rate this recipe

☆☆☆☆☆No ratings yet
Sign in to rate this recipe.

Recipe details

Prep40 min
Cook2 hrs
Servings10
CategoryChilean Kitchen
PublishedAugust 17, 2026
Emily — the cook behind My Comfort Recipes

Hi, I'm Emily 🧡

Hi, I'm Emily — the cook behind My Comfort Recipes. Simple, tested comfort food for real weeknights, written down the way grandma would. Pull up a chair. More about me →