Gastronomy - Spain in 19 Dishes, Cantabria, Mountain Stew

In this month of July Correos issues a new stamp of the series Gastronomía España en 19 platos (Spain in 19 dishes). This time the protagonist community is Cantabria and the chosen dish is the cocido montañés.

To present this dish we will need the following ingredients, bearing in mind that it will be for 6/8 people:

- ½ Kg of white beans

- 200 g of marinated pork ribs

- 200 g of white bacon or panceta (bacon)

- 150 g of homemade chorizo

- 2 medium potatoes

- 1 white cabbage

- 1 pig's tail

- 1 pig's ear

- 1 rice black pudding

- 1 year-old black pudding

- Olive oil, salt and paprika

The nutritional values of this dish are as follows: Proteins: 220 g; Fats: 230; Carbohydrates: 740 g; Energy intake: 1,312 Kcal/person=5,486 Kl.

The preparation is simple with the following steps:

1. The ingredients are washed thoroughly and carefully under running cold water.

2. The beans, the bacon, the ear, the tail, the rib and the chorizo are put into a casserole, covered with cold water and left to simmer.

3. Once the cabbage has been finely chopped, it is added to the stew just as the beans burst but are not yet cooked, i.e. after about an hour of cooking.

4. After seasoning with salt, add the potato to the stew and, 20 minutes after adding the cabbage, add the black pudding.

5. When both the beans and the potato are done, the stew is removed from the heat to rest for 15 minutes before serving.