COCIDO MADRILEÑO

Cocido Madrileño is probably one of the most representative dish of Madrid cuisine. Cocido is a substantial dish prepared with meat, vegetables and chickpeas.
You can enjoy cocido during the winter  but is served all the year round in some typical restaurants in Madrid.
If you are planning to visit Spain, don't forget to visit a typical madrileño restaurant to enjoy this heartwarming dish, but be sure that you are really hungry!!!
Cocido usually is  served in 2 or 3 stages, the first course  is the stock  or caldo, and the second one are the vegetables with the meat  and the chickpeas or the veggies first and then the meat and the chickpeas.
The main ingredient in cocido are the chickpeas, a high protein legume, rich in fiber content and also rich in vitamins and minerals like calcium, magnesium and zinc.
On the other hand, we have the carbohydrates coming from the vegetables to complete this nutrient dense recipe.
Today we will learn how to prepare this wonderful jewel of the Spanish cuisine.

INGREDIENTS
                                                           

Serves 6

• 14 oz.chickpeas
• 4 carrots
• 1 onion
• 2 leek
• celery
• turnip
• 1/2 cabbage
• 4 potatoes
• ham bone
• beef bone
• 1/2 pound organic beef stew meat
• 1/2 organic chicken
• iberico ham tip
• bay leaves
• olive oil
• salt

PREPARATION

1. Soak the chickpeas in warm water the night before(at least 8 hours) with some salt.
2. In a large stockpot put the meat, the bones,  and iberico ham tip, cover with 2 liters of water and bring to a boil.
3. Discard any scum that rises to the top of the water.
4. Add the chicken, chickpeas, carrots, turnip, onion, leek and cabbage and salt.
5. Simmer for about 2 hours on the lowest heat.
6. Peel and wash the potatoes, cut in half and add to the pot after two hours aprox.
7. Check pot often and add water if you need it.
8. After  aprox 3 hours the boiling time is completed. 
9. Remove the meats from the pot and slice them.
10. Prepare a warm soup with the stock or caldo.
11. In a bowl  serve the meat with the chickpeas and in another bowl the vegetables and potatoes.
12. Drizzle the vegetables with vinegar and olive oil and the meats with olive oil
13. Enjoy!!!