Murcian olla de cerdo (pork stew)

Ingredients

• 1 jar of cooked white beans or chickpeas (500g)
• 1 pound of pork, cut into pieces
• 500 g of pork belly
• One slice of fresh bacon
• 6 black pudding sausages with onions
• 4 stalks of celery
• 1 turnip
• salt
• food coloring (or saffron)
• 500 g of ground apples
• 150 g of rice

In a large pot filled with cold water, add all the pork except the sausages, along with the celery and turnip. Season with salt and pepper.

Let the meat cook over low heat until it is tender.

Add the peeled and chopped apples, the beans or chickpeas, the rice, and the food coloring. Cook until the apples and rice are tender.

When the rice is almost cooked, add the sausages: adding them earlier would cause them to burst and spread throughout the dish.

Adjust the salt and finish cooking: the dish should remain well-simmering and liquid.