# Berza de Coles

A rich and traditional winter stew with cabbage and meat.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Cuisine: Spanish
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 500 gr Col
- 200 gr Garbanzos
- 200 gr Alubias
- 2 Patatas
- trozo Ternera (jarrete)
- Tocino fresco
- Chorizo
- Morcilla
- 1 cabeza Ajo
- 1 cucharada Pimentón dulce
- 1 cucharada Comino molido
- 1 hoja Hoja de laurel
- 125 ml Aceite de oliva
- Sal

## Instructions

1. Soak 200 grams of chickpeas and 200 grams of beans in water the night before.
2. The next day, drain the chickpeas and beans.
3. Add the chickpeas, beans, veal and bacon to a pot.
4. Add about 2.25 liters of water.
5. Put it on the fire.
6. Remove the foam.
7. Add the chorizo and salt.
8. Cook over medium-high heat.
9. Cut two potatoes.
10. Cut 500 grams of cabbage into pieces.
11. Mash one head of garlic.
12. After 30 minutes of cooking, add the potatoes, cabbage, 125 ml of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of sweet paprika, 1 tablespoon of ground cumin, the garlic, the blood sausage and 1 bay leaf.
13. Cook everything until tender.
14. After 1 hour and 45 minutes of cooking, check if everything is tender. Check the salt and it's ready.

## Equipment

- bowl
- pot
- knife

## Tips

- It is recommended to remove the white foam that appears on the surface during cooking to avoid digestive disorders.
- This traditional stew is very rich from one day to another.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=207JrwMsXZM&ab_channel=recetasanita
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/40c7eabe-4c2b-40fb-800d-8892b9bcef0f
- Extracted: 2025-05-23

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