I made this soup to use up a bunch of things in my fridge and also because I happened to have a lot of ham and potatoes. Most ham soups have beans in them but my partner doesn't really like beans, and seeing as we've decided to prepare all our own food since we're staying at home due to a pandemic, I wanted to make something he would eat too.
Notes:
- I used a pork bone instead of ham bone. Same type of meat so I figured it would be OK.
- I only had fully cooked boneless ham. I cubed it and cooked it in the soup for the entire hour and would probably not do that again because it loses some flavor, though it wasn't terrible.
- I don't have an immersion blender so I scooped out half the soup and put it in the blender and I think it worked better. I like the contrast between fully blended and not blended, versus the sort of blended bits you get with an immersion blender (plus they're hard to clean...)
Verdict: I wouldn't go out of my way to make it again but it exceeded my expectations. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was.
RECIPE: Ham and Potato Soup
