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Sunday, March 29, 2015

Elsie's Spinach Or "burning Weed" Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

  • 1 ham bone, and leftover ham cut into chunks
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 carrots, chopped
  • 2 stalks celery, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (10 ounce) package chopped spinach, thawed
  • 3 potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 1 cup half-and-half

Recipe

  • 1 in a large stockpot, combine ham bone, onion, carrots, celery, garlic, water and pepper. simmer for 1-2 hours to get a nice broth. add more water to keep the level up.
  • 2 remove ham bone and add in ham chunks.
  • 3 add potatoes and simmer until potatoes are tender.
  • 4 add spinach and simmer 15 minutes (or longer).
  • 5 add half and half at the very end, close to serving time.
  • 6 add salt only if needed. ham usually adds enough saltiness.
  • 7 heat through and serve with good bread.

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