Ham and potato soup

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb gold potato (or any other kind will work)
• 1 onion
• 1 carrot
• 1 celery
• 8 oz diced smoked ham
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 tbsp butter
• 1/4 cup flour
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup cream
• salt and pepper to taste
• cayenne
• chives

Process

• Dice all veggies & ham
• Put soup pot on stove over medium heat, melt butter
• Once it turns light brown, add veggies, ham, garlic
• Sweat for 5 - 6 minutes til soft
• Add flour for 3 minutes
• Add 1 qt cold stock and stir
• Add rest of stock
• Add water
• Heat up to med high, simmer for 15 minutes

• Cube potatoes and let sit in cold water
• Taste soup for salt & season
• Drain potatoes and add to soup
• Cook 15 minutes

Done when potatoes are mashable

• Mash some potatoes in the soup with potato masher
• Add seasonings
• Add cream