Ham and Potato Soup

Adrianne Meszaros
Adrianne Meszaros @adriannemeszaros

This soup is great after a holidays when ham goes on SALE! The first ham I bought in the early 90's was on sale for .69 cents per pound, I still try and get it for that price today!

Ham and Potato Soup

This soup is great after a holidays when ham goes on SALE! The first ham I bought in the early 90's was on sale for .69 cents per pound, I still try and get it for that price today!

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Ingredients

2 hours
18 serving
  1. 10-12 lbsham
  2. 1whole onion, peeled
  3. 2bay leaves
  4. 2 cupschopped onion
  5. 2 lbscarrots sliced
  6. 8 stalkscelery sliced
  7. 3 lbsred potatoes (1.5 in cubes, NOT peeled)
  8. 2 cups2% milk
  9. 1 1/2 tspgarlic powder
  10. 1 tsponion powder
  11. 1 tsppaprika
  12. 1 tbsdried parsley
  13. 1 tbsreal horseradish
  14. Roux
  15. 1 sticksbutter
  16. 1 cupsflour

Cooking Instructions

2 hours
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cook ham for 1.5-2 hours. Let stand 30 minutes. Slice ham best you can leaving about 2 cups of meat on the bone.

  2. 2

    Place bone in a large stock pot, add in enough water until it covers the bone. Add 1 whole onion and 2 bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Simmer for 1.5 hours.

  3. 3

    Take out ham bone and whole onion. Add in chopped onions, sliced carrots, and sliced celery. Simmer for 25 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add in potatoes, simmer for 35 minutes or until potatoes are fork tender. To help break up potatoes smash is the back of a large spoon or whisk.

  5. 5

    Add in milk, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, parsley, and real horseradish.

  6. 6

    In a small sauce pan melt butter on medium high heat. Add in flour and stir constantly until consistency of wet sand.

  7. 7

    Once the soup comes back to a low boil, whisk in rough. Mix occasionally for the next 10 minutes and enjoy!

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