Basque Porrusalda

Many thanks to maripili who pointed out that the recipe which previously appeared here was inauthentic. This is the replacement: it is based on the recipe from the food section at the Spanish national tourism site. (But maripili, what about the pumpkin? Is the carrot a substitute for that?)

To serve four people:

• 8 medium potatoes
• 8 leeks
• 1 kg pumpkin
• 1/3 cup Spanish olive oil, virgin if possible
• Enough water to boil it all -- approximately 1 1/2 liters
• To season: black peppercorns, salt to taste, bay leaf if desired

Clean and chop the leeks. Put the water on to boil: when it does, add the leeks and the bay leaf

Boil for 10 minutes. Then add the potatoes cut into medium-sized pieces, the chopped pumpkin and the peppercorns, and leave to cook for another 10 minutes.

At this point add a good dash of olive oil, a little salt. Leave to boil for a further 15 minutes.

Serve.