Ham, Potato & Leek Soup
Ingredients
- 2 TBS butter
- 4 cups thinly sliced leeks, white and light green parts only OR 1 med onion chopped
- 3 cans (14 oz) chicken broth
- 3 large russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1/2 inch pieces OR 10-12 fingerling potatoes NOT peeled, chopped
- 1/2 C celery, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 2 cups ham, diced AND ADD the bone to the soup
- 1/4 cup cream or half and half (optional) to taste.
- Salt to taste
- 3 TBS dill weed
- 1 TBS parsley or chive
*If cooking gluten-free use homemade chicken stock or gluten-free packaged broth.
** words in orange were used in another version** also, G O O D!!!!
Method
1 Gather ALL your ingredients & measure, chop whatever..and get everything ready so that all you have to do is add ingredients to the soup pot!!
2 Melt the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the leeks, (or onions)cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken broth, potatoes and pepper & Ham Bone if you have it. Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
3 Reduce heat; cover and simmer 20-25 minutes or until vegetables are very tender. Take bone out and cut off as much useful ham as you can. Using a blender or food processor, working in batches, pulse 1/4 potato substance (pulse 2-3 times) and then put in separate bowl. Then re add to the other half still in the soup pot.
4 Stir in diced ham and cream and reheat. Season with the dill weed, S&P, parsley and chive. Top with chopped leeks.
Serves 6.
****And total time is about an hour taking into consideration chopping, peeling and measuring!!
Now, how easy is that???????
This is on the menu for next week!!!! Finally some soup weather. Love this site!
hello there, my friend!!!! so good to hear from you! we are finally back in Tucson and so I will now start working on the blog and yes, II will use the recipes that you sent me…along with others who have sent recipes!!! I love doing this!!!! thanks for the response!!!
Sounds yummmmmmy!!
hahaha…it really is good and it is sooooooooooo easy to make!! thanks sooo much for all your positive remarks!!!