World Flavors Cookbook

Olla Podrida

Spain's oldest recorded stew — a magnificent pot of red beans, salted meats, vegetables, and spices that fed the Golden Age courts.

Cuisine: Spain

Ingredients

• 400g dried red beans, soaked
• 400g pork ribs
• 200g chorizo
• 200g morcilla
• 2 carrots, 2 potatoes, 1 head garlic
• 1 onion, 1 turnip
• Cumin, saffron, cloves
• Salt

Instructions

1. Soak beans overnight. Drain.
2. Place pork ribs, beans, onion, and garlic in a large pot.
3. Cover with cold water. Bring to boil slowly, skim foam.
4. Simmer 1 hour. Add chorizo, morcilla, vegetables, and spices.
5. Continue 1 hour more.
6. Serve first the broth, then the meat and beans separately.