Ingredients

  • 4 handfuls dried chickpeas
  • 3 potatoes - peeled and quartered
  • 2 carrots - cut into big pieces
  • 1 leeks - cut into short lengths
  • 1/4 cabbage - halved
  • 1 turnips optional - peeled and quartered
  • 6 green beans optional - cut in half
  • 1 meat bones small pork ham
  • 1 marrow bones beef
  • 1 chicken joint
  • 1 piece beef shin of
  • 1 piece serrano ham cured
  • 1 chorizo unsmoked - whole
  • 1 morcilla onion, blackpudding - whole
  • 1 piece pork belly salt, or streaky bacon in one piece, optional - soaked overnight
  • salt
  • black peppercorns

Method

  • Soak the chickpeas overnight.
  • Put all the meat, salt and a few peppercorns into a large pot along with the chickpeas and cover with water.
  • Bring to a boil and turn heat down and simmer for 11/2 hours.
  • Skim off scum every now and then.
  • Take the chorizo and morcilla out and set aside about half an hour into the cooking time.
  • Skim the red fat that floats on the top as it simmers.
  • Add the vegetables about halfway through and top up with cold water.
  • Turn the heat up until it simmers again and return heat to low.
  • Remove the meats from the pot and arrange on a plate along with the chorizo and morcilla.
  • Remove the vegetables and arrange on a plate.
  • Remove the chickpeas with a slotted spoon and put into a dish.