Because Al is such a huge fan of Spanish wines, he has started going through his cookbooks looking for ideas for Spanish dinners. One of the classics is "cocido," the famous stew of Madrid. This is a complicated dinner in terms of process, and simple in terms of actual technique. Cocido is one of Spain's signature dishes, practiced at the family level across the country. It's one of those dishes like chili con carne or bouillabaisse that has as many variations as practitioners. But here are the essentials: it's a meat and vegetable
