Basque Leek, Potato, and Cod Chowder

Taking its name from the word puerro, or leek, porrusalda is a soup beloved by the Basques. And while theirs is a culture famous for its men-only gastronomic societies—where guys take turns cooking for one another—somehow porrusalda is a dish that always evokes mother or grandmother. Most renditions of porrusalda include bacalao, which gives it a savory smack and an unmistakably Basque identity. However, because really good bacalao is so hard to come by, I use fr