Judiones de la Granja: giant white beans

La Granja de San Ildefonso, Segovia

The giant white beans (judiones) of La Granja de San Ildefonso near Segovia — the largest beans grown in Spain, creamy and buttery in texture, with a thin skin that gives them an extraordinary delicacy unlike any other legume. They are cooked with pork products (chorizo, morcilla, pork ribs, pig's ear) in a simple bean stew that allows the bean's natural creaminess to dominate. Judiones are a prestige ingredient — expensive, seasonal, and available only dried from the autumn harvest. The technique is identical to fabada but the bean itself produces a different eating experience entirely: larger, more yielding, and almost luxurious in their creaminess.

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