P’tit Basque with Chorizo and Grilled Garlic
Bread
Serves 2 to 4
You can hear the collective “ooooooh” as you set this bubbling
cauldron of melted cheese down on the table. Meet P’tit Basque,
the most popular appetizer you’re ever going to serve—and for
good reason. Take all the things you love about French onion soup
—the deeply caramelized onions, the gooey brown cheese—add
chorizo, and subtract the actual soup and you’ll have a good idea
of what this dish is about. Serve with grilled bread rubbed with
garlic.Olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 leek, cleaned* and chopped
1 cup dry white wine
⅓ cup thinly sliced Spanish chorizo (from 1 medium-size
link)
One big chunk of P’tit Basque cheese*, broken into pieces
(about a 1-inch-thick ring of cheese 6 inches in diameter)
A few thick slices of sourdough bread
1 clove garlic