Preparation

step 1: the onion is poached with very little oil, then the other ingredients are added and with water to cover it, to boil until the beans are tender. the broth should be thick. and when it is at its point, add the salt and give it a light boil.

themes / variants / tricks / secrets:

beans do not cook well with salt. therefore it is important to add it when the stew is ready.

Olleta is a very popular mountain dish, with roots in Alicante's l'alcoia and increasingly throughout the Levantine area. the mythical restaurant la venta el pilar de alcoy (already disappeared a few years ago) elevated this popular dish to the national category of Spanish cuisine.

Ingredients

  • ingredients (4 people):
  • a small onion
  • 1/3 kilo (depends on the appetite of the diners) of soaked white beans
  • 1/2 kilo of pork ribs
  • 2 or three thick turnips
  • meat sausage
  • a good bunch of thistles (frozen ones are great and come clean already)