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Olla con peras de invierno

Whole pears among chickpeas, roots and the flavours of the matanza

This stew from María and Vélez Blanco combines chickpeas, turnip, pumpkin and potato with whole pears cooked in the broth. The fruit brings a gentle contrast to a winter pot associated with the matanza.

Matanza stew Los Vélez · María and Vélez Blanco

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Whole pears cook among chickpeas, root vegetables and matanza meats, bringing a delicate contrast.

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Whole pears among chickpeas, roots and the flavours of the matanza

Olla con peras de invierno offers a combination that surprises before the first bite. Chickpeas, turnip, pumpkin and potato share the broth with whole pears, slowly cooked while retaining their presence. The fruit adds a gentle note within a deeply flavoured matanza stew.

In María and Vélez Blanco the pears belong to the pot itself: they absorb the broth while bringing a sweet counterpoint to pork and vegetables. This winter meal arrives steaming, with a pear shared into each serving.

When to taste it

Its calendar is in the name: it is prepared in winter with pears suited to slow cooking and the products of the matanza.

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Where to find it

María and Vélez-Blanco in Los Vélez
Rural eating houses preserving winter pucheros
Mountain mesones serving matanza cooking

Ways to enjoy it

Country bread for the broth
A young red wine with the meat in the stew
Taste the pear with the broth before finishing the dish