Mountain bean and cabbage cocido
Slow-simmered white beans with cabbage, cured pork and a garlic-paprika sofrito.
Active time45 min
Cooking3 h 30 min
Total15 hResting : 12 h
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Ingredients
- 1000 g collard greens (berza)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 onion
- 100 g cooked Spanish black pudding (morcilla)
- 100 g pork back fat
- 100 g raw pig ear, cleaned by the butcher
- 100 g raw pork belly
- 300 g raw adobado-marinated pork ribs, bone-in
- 400 g dried white beans
- 30 ml olive oil
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 2 g salt — optional
- 100 g cooking chorizo
Preparation
Cover the beans with cold water and soak for 12 hours in a cool place. Drain and rinse.
400 g dried white beans- bowl
- colander
Put the beans and back fat in a pot. Cover generously with hot water. Bring to a simmer, skim and cook gently for 90 minutes. Keep the beans covered with liquid, adding hot water if needed.
100 g pork back fat- pot
- skimmer
Cut between the rib bones and cut the ear into pieces. Add to the beans and simmer for about 90 more minutes, until the beans and meat are tender.
100 g raw pig ear, cleaned by the butcher300 g raw adobado-marinated pork ribs, bone-in- knife
- board
- pot
Meanwhile, remove the cabbage core and damaged leaves. Wash and slice the leaves. Put in a second pot with the pork belly and chorizo. Cover with water and simmer for 45 minutes. Add the morcilla and cook for another 15 minutes, until the cabbage and pork belly are tender.
1000 g collard greens (berza)100 g cooked Spanish black pudding (morcilla)100 g raw pork belly100 g cooking chorizo- knife
- board
- second pot
Peel and chop the onion and garlic. Cook gently in the oil for 8 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the paprika, then add this sofrito to the cabbage and its broth. Stir and add the optional salt after tasting. Slice the sausages and cut up the pork belly. Serve together with the cabbage and beans.
1 garlic clove1 onion30 ml olive oil1 tsp sweet paprika2 g salt — optional- knife
- board
- frying pan
- spoon
Allergens
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