Traditional Cocido, the most famous dish in Madrid
Cocido Madrileño is one of the most emblematic and traditional recipes of Spanish gastronomy. It combines chickpeas, vegetables, and different types of meat and bones, simmered to achieve a tender texture and a unique flavour. It is a very complete and heavy meal, perfect for cold winter days, and it is usually prepared at home on Sundays to share with the whole family.
The soup
It is also a dish that can be adapted to the tastes of each diner, as ingredients can be added or subtracted according to personal preference. For me, the one my mother does is the best, and I will show it to you in this article.
Where does the "Cocido Madrileño" recipe come from?
If you think about it, as soon as fire and clay were discovered, the first recipes consisted of putting water and food together in a clay pot and putting it on the fire until the ingredients were soft and edible. It was quite a revolution in prehistoric cooking.
But there are three more recent versions of the origins of the stew. According to some gastronomic historians, the origin of Cocido or its predecessor is to be found in a Jewish dish: "
