How to Make Ham and Potato Soup

Name: How to Make Ham and Potato Soup
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 1 medium carrot, diced; 1 rib celery, diced; 946 milliliters chicken broth; 227 grams smoked ham, diced; 59 milliliters flour; 3 cloves garlic, sliced; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 1 medium onion, diced; 4 servings salt and pepper to taste; 473 milliliters water; 680 grams Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and diced

How to Make Ham and Potato Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 18g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 400 calories. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is perfect for Autumn. A mixture of chicken broth, ham, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the butter you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Butter Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Melt butter in a stockpot over medium heat until golden brown. Stir in carrot, celery, onion, ham, and garlic; cook and stir for 5-6 minutes, until the vegetables soften and the onions are translucent.

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Vegetable

Butter

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Ham

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Pot

Stir in flour; cook for about 3 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, 1 cup at a time.

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Chicken Broth

All Purpose Flour

Add water and stir to combine. Turn the heat to high and bring to a simmer. Simmer on medium-low for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Water

Taste the soup for salt and add more if necessary. Stir in potatoes; cook for 15 minutes, until potatoes are tender. Skim fat if desired.

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Potato

Salt

Soup

With a potato masher, mash the soup a few times, leaving plenty of whole chunks of potato. Season with salt and pepper to taste, add cayenne if desired, and add cream. Stir to combine and heat through.

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Salt And Pepper