Fennel Potato soup with ham!
Fennel Potato soup with ham
Fennel Potato soup with ham
I stumbled upon this recipe online and modified it a bit. Although it's not beautiful to look at, it turned out amazing! Quite possibly taking the lead as my all time favorite home-made soup. Everyone in my house loved it!
Fennel Potato soup with ham is a delicious, hearty, creamy, and a bit chunky soup for cold months. It's packed full of flavor, texture, and beneficial vitamins. Serve immediately with crunchy bread and salad and enjoy it as a main dish or freeze it later for a quick healthy meal during the winter! Great for lunch or dinner too!
Fennel bulb
Fennel health benefits
Fennel (although not a very popularly used vegetable) has many superb health benefits.
It's packed full of fiber and potassium. It has a unique blend of Phytonutrients, Antioxidants, and vitamin C. Consuming just one cup of this veggie helps the immune system, cardiovascular system and promotes colon health. It also lowers cholesterol levels. So eat up!
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Cook Time
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 Fennel bulb, trimmed and diced
- 2-4 celery stalks, sliced or diced
- 1 clove garlic, diced
- 1 onion (white or yellow), diced
- 3 1/2-4 cups chicken broth
- 2-4 medium sized potatoes, peeled and diced
- 2 cups fresh spinach, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf Thyme, optional
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup country ham or honey ham, diced or chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Fennel Potato soup with ham
Directions
- Clean your veggies and begin chopping and dicing. In one bowl place your diced onion, fennel, and celery. In another bowl, place your chopped or diced ham, potatoes, spinach and thyme (optional).
- Heat butter in a large skillet or sauce pan over medium-low heat. Add the bowl with the onion, fennel and celery. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes, or until veggies are tender. Add the diced garlic and cook a minute longer.
- Then stir in the flour, until it is well blended.
- Now transfer these ingredients to a large stock pot and add the 2nd bowl that has the ham, potatoes, spinach and thyme. Add your chicken broth now as well. Continue cooking on medium to low heat for another 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
- Finally, stir in the heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste. Taste the soup after the cream is added before salting so that you don't over salt it. Continue to cook and stir on low heat until thoroughly heated.
- Enjoy!
Other uses for Fennel
- Sautéed fennel and onions make a great side dish.
- Braised fennel goes great with scallops.
- Slice fennel with oranges and avocados for a tasty salad.
- Slice fennel and add to sandwiches with other toppings like salad and tomato.
- Fennel pairs well with salmon.
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