Wednesday, April 11, 2007

That Leftover Easter Ham

I couldn't find my mom's recipe so I found this one at allrecipes.com. It's probably not cold where you are but it's still cool enough for soup here. And this one is YUM! Comfort food.

Now I still have enough ham for one more dinner... Ham-fried rice? Ham pot pie? Recipes please! Also I bought 4 lbs of strawberries from Sam's Club and I need a healthy recipe to use those that is not strawberry-spinach salad
(already made that) , a shake, or a dessert (trying to lose pounds not gain them). Does such a recipe exist?

Delicious Ham and Potato Soup




INGREDIENTS:
3 1/2 cups peeled and diced
potatoes
1/3 cup diced celery (didn't have, so used sliced carrots)
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup diced cooked ham
3 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon
granules
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground white or
black pepper, or to taste
5 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
DIRECTIONS:
1. 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.
2. 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. (I added a handful of sharp cheddar cheese to this sauce)
3. Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

1 comment:

Ginger John said...

My favorite thing to make with leftover ham is "beans" I think I have the recipe I will scrounge it up. Sooo yummy.