Cooking Times

30 min
Prep Time
179 min
Cook Time
209 min
Total Time

Ingredients (14 items)

1.50 lbs Beef shank
1.00 lb Pork ribs
1.00 whole Chicken
quartered
1.00 lb Butifarra sausage
Catalan
0.50 lb Ground pork
for pilota
0.50 cup Breadcrumbs
1.00 Egg
1.00 cup Chickpeas
soaked
3.00 large Potatoes
0.50 head Cabbage
3.00 large Carrots
2.00 stalks Celery
1.00 lb Galets pasta
large shells
2.00 tsp Salt

Instructions (8 steps)

1
Place all meats and chickpeas in large pot. Cover with water.
2
Bring to boil, skim foam. Simmer 2 hours.
120 minutes
3
Make pilota: mix ground pork, breadcrumbs, egg, garlic. Form large ball.
4
Add vegetables and pilota. Simmer 45 minutes more.
45 minutes
5
Remove meats, vegetables, pilota. Keep warm.
6
Strain broth. Cook galets pasta in broth 12 minutes.
12 minutes
7
Serve soup with pasta first course.
8
Serve meats and vegetables second course. Catalan Christmas tradition.