The traditional winter stew from Madrid: COCIDO MADRILEÑO (one pot, three dishes!)

chorizo

🥗Healthier: turkey chorizo

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey chorizo is lower in fat, while smoked sausage provides a similar flavor.

blood sausage

🥗Healthier: mushrooms

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Mushrooms add umami without the fat of blood sausage, while ground beef is more economical.

beef

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: pork

Chicken is leaner, and pork can be less expensive than beef.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Lentils cook faster and are often cheaper than dried chickpeas.

Peel the vegetables and chop them into large pieces.

Stuff the chickpeas into a special net for cocido and tie it.

Prepare the pressure cooker by adding olive oil and browning garlic cloves.

Sear the meat in the pressure cooker.

Add the chickpeas and enough water to cover everything.

Boil briefly to remove foam before closing the pressure cooker.

Add salt and close the pressure cooker, cooking until safe to open.

Remove the chickpeas and set some aside for a salad.

Add the vegetables to the soup and boil until tender.

Prepare a chickpea salad with diced cucumbers, onion, green pepper, and tomatoes.

Add olive oil, vinegar, lemon, black pepper, salt, and sumac to the salad and stir.

Open the pressure cooker and remove the vegetables and meat.

Blend some of the vegetables for consistency in the soup.

Add pasta to the soup and cook until done.

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