Plate of chickpeas, meats, vegetables, and broth components on a table.

Cocido madrileño

Spain · Europe

Short description
This stew is both a broth and a feast, with chickpeas, meats, vegetables, and soup served in stages.
Ingredients
Chickpeas, beef, pork, chicken, chorizo, blood sausage, ham bone, potatoes, carrots, cabbage, noodles, and broth.
Cultural note
It is associated with long lunches where the cooking pot becomes several courses at the table.
Common misconception
It is not just one mixed bowl; many servings separate the broth, chickpeas, vegetables, and meats.

image credit

Cocido madrileño.jpg

creator:
Smnt
license:
CC BY-SA 4.0
modified:
Copied from Wikimedia Commons, center-cropped/resized, and re-encoded for Gochizu.

audio credit

voice:
marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
source:
OpenAI API Text to Speech
modified:
AI-generated voice audio.