Sweet Potato Soup With Ham
Created by ellie on November 15, 2015
- Servings: 9
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 60m
- Recipe #21755
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 pound sweet potatoes (or yams, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces)
- 8 ounce potato (1 russet potato, peeled and cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces)
- 1 yellow onion (chopped)
- 2 celery stalks (chopped)
- 1 tablespoon thyme (chopped, plus 2 teaspoons thyme, chopped)
- 1/2 cup bourbon
- 1 pound smocked ham hock
- 4 cans (14 1/2 ounce) chicken broth
- 2 bay leaves
How to Make
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Step 1: In a soup pot over medium high heat melt the butter and then add all the vegetables (potatoes - celery) and 1 tablespoon thyme and salute for 5 minutes or until vegetables begin to soften.
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Step 2: Stir in bourbon and boil for 1 minute.
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Step 3: Stir in ham hocks, broth and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover, and simmer 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer 20 minutes.
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Step 4: Using a slotted spoon, transfer the ham hocks to a work surface to cool.
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Step 5: Puree soup (I use an immersion blender, but if not you can work in batches - returning soup to pot as it is pureed).
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Step 6: Cut meat off of the ham hocks and and dice enough to measure about 1 3/4 cups - add to soup. Bring back to a simmer and add remaining 2 teaspoons thyme. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (231 g)
- Calories 211.4
- Total Fat - 10.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.2 g
- Cholesterol - 45.3 mg
- Sodium - 1001.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 16.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.8 g
- Sugars - 1.3 g
- Protein - 13.1 g
- Calcium - 46.9 mg
- Iron - 3.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 14.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg