Potato And Country Ham Soup Food

POTATO AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Cube potatoes and ham
• Place potatoes, ham and onions in a saucepot with a small amount of water, enough to cover the potatoes and ham
• Add lots of pepper and enough salt to taste
• Cook until potatoes are tender
• Add butter and milk, stirring constantly. Be careful not to scorch
• Cook slowly until heated. If you need to thicken this soup you can add some instant mashed potato flakes.

CHEF JOHN'S HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 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.
• Stir in flour; cook for about 3 minutes. Stir in chicken broth, 1 cup at a time. 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.
• 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.
• 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. Garnish with fresh chives.

COUNTRY HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cover and cook onions in butter in a 4 quart Dutch oven over medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in parsley, garlic, bay leaves, and ham.
• Cook, uncovered over high heat 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients except cheese.
• Heat to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bay leaves and top each serving with the cheese.

DELICIOUS HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
• In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

CHEESY HAM 'N' POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, bring potatoes and water to a boil. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes or until tender. Drain, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid; set potatoes and liquid aside., In a large saucepan, saute ham and onion in butter until onion is tender. Stir in the flour and pepper until smooth; gradually add milk and reserved cooking liquid. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Reduce heat to low. Add the cheese, broccoli and reserved potatoes; cook and stir until cheese is melted and soup is heated through.

EASY AND DELICIOUS HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, cauliflower, corn, cooked ham, onion, celery, and garlic in a large soup pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir chicken bouillon, salt, and white pepper into mixture.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat; whisk in flour to make a paste. Cook for 1 minute and gradually whisk milk into flour mixture until smooth. Continue cooking until thick, 4 to 5 minutes, whisking often.
• Stir milk mixture into soup and cook until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.

CHUNKY POTATO AND HAM SOUP

Steps:

• Bring water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil.
• Add potatoes and cook until tender.
• Drain and reserve 1 cup of cooking liquid (add water to measure 1 cup if necessary).
• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Saute chopped onion in the hot butter until tender.
• Add flour to butter and onion mixture and stir until smooth.
• Season with a little pepper and continue to cook and stir for 1 minute.
• Gradually add potatoes, reserved 1 cup of cooking liquid, and milk.
• Stir well and add cheese and ham.
• Simmer potato ham soup over low heat, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.

COUNTRY HAM AND POTATOES

Steps:

• In a large heavy skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Brown ham on both sides.
• Move ham to one side of the skillet; brown potatoes in the drippings.
• Sprinkle potatoes with parsley.
• Note: Prior to adding to skillet, only boil potatoes till just tender or they will have a tendency to fall apart while browning in the skillet.

CHEESY HAM AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, celery, carrots, onion, ham, and water/broth in stockpot and bring to boil.
• Then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt (if using), and pepper.
• In separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and cook stirring constantly until thick.
• Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form and all milk is added. Turn up to medium heat. Continue to stir until thick (4-5 minutes).
• Add in cheese and stir until melted.
• Stir the cheese mixture into the stockpot and cook until heated through. (I also will break up some of the potatoes for thickness. It gets thicker as it cools and next day).

POTATO AND COUNTRY HAM SOUP

Steps:

• In a large stock pot add first four ingredients and cook until the onions and ham are tender and sweated. med high heat.
• add spices and flour and stir until it is like a thick consistency
• add stock and boil.
• add potatos and cook until tender.
• add milk and nutmeg.
• garnish with scallions and cheese.