Perfect Pairings: Xarmant, Txacoli, 2007, Spain, 281753

Leek Soup

1/2 cup olive oil
6 medium leeks, using only the light green and whites of stalks.
1/2 lb. of bulk chorizo or sausage
4 large potatoes
1 tablespoon thyme
pepper
pinch salt
2 minced garlic cloves
2 tablespoons flour
3 cups chicken broth or stock
4 bay leaves
4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

1. Heat oil in stockpot over medium heat.

2. Add sausage and brown.

3. Add leeks, potatoes, thyme, pepper, salt, garlic, and flour. Stir until flour is blended. Reduce heat to low.

4. Add chicken stock and stir until all ingredients are combined.

5. Add bay leaves, then cover. Simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours.

6. Remove bay leaves.

7. Place in serving bowls and top with parsley. Good hot or cold!







					Leek Soup 1/2 cup olive oil 6 medium leeks, using only the light green and whites of stalks. 1/2 lb. of bulk chorizo or sausage 4 large potatoes 1 tablespoon thyme pepper pinch salt 2 minced garlic cloves 2 tablespoons flour 3 cups chicken broth or stock 4 bay leaves 4 tablespoons finely chopped parsley 1. Heat oil in stockpot over medium heat. 2. Add sausage and brown. 3. Add leeks, potatoes, thyme, pepper, salt, garlic, and flour. Stir until flour is blended. Reduce heat to low. 4. Add chicken stock and stir until all ingredients are combined. 5. Add bay leaves, then cover. Simmer over low heat for 1 1/2 hours. 6. Remove bay leaves. 7. Place in serving bowls and top with parsley. Good hot or cold!



	Xarmant • Txakoli • 2007 • Spain • 281753 Grape: Hondarribi Zuria appearance - bright, clear color : pale gold aroma - moderatte flavors (smell + taste) sweetness - dry acidity - crisp oak - fruit - lemon earth - grass, mineral body - light tannins - alcohol - 11.5% serving notes - serve cold.				• One Mediterranean culture that is often overlooked is that if the Basque people. Their country spans north central Spain and southwestern France. The ancients Greek knew them as the Vascone tribe. As with every other Mediterranean culture they also have their own wine. It is a light, very dry white wine known as Txacoli. Once in danger of dying out, this heritage wine has now achieved a sort of cult following mostly because of its rarity.