Recipe Background
There is nothing warmer and more inviting than Cici's Soup! Take a sip of this savory broth that's bursting with succulent, flavorful pieces of ham, plus an exciting mix of fresh vegetables, and you'll simply be amazed. It's creamy with just the right amount of tang that'll warm you up from the inside-out! You'll genuinely embrace every spoonful of Cici's Soup. It tastes just like home.
There is nothing warmer and more inviting than Cici's Soup! Take a sip of this savory broth that's bursting with succulent, flavorful pieces of ham, plus an exciting mix of fresh vegetables, and you'll simply be amazed. It's creamy with just the right amount of tang that'll warm you up from the inside-out! You'll genuinely embrace every spoonful of Cici's Soup. It tastes just like home.
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion chopped
- 3 medium carrots peeled and thinly sliced crosswise
- 2 celery stalks thinly sliced crosswise
- kosher salt to taste
- freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup dry white wine such as sauvignon blanc
- 4 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes peeled and chopped into roughly 1-inch-thick chunks
- 3 cups ham cooked and chopped into small pieces
- 1 bay leaf
- 3/4 cup half-and-half
- parsley to taste, chopped, for garnish
Directions
- In a large pot over medium-high heat, melt the butter.
- Add the onions, the carrots, the celery, the salt, the pepper, and the paprika to the melted butter and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic to the veggie mixture and cook, stirring frequently, until it is fragrant and lightly golden, about 2 minutes.
- Add the flour to the veggie mixture and cook until it is lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
- Increase the heat to high, then add the wine to the veggie mixture.
- Bring the veggie mixture to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is evaporated, about 3 minutes.
- Add the broth to the veggie mixture, then add the potatoes, the ham, and the bay leaf. Bring it to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer the soup until the potatoes are tender, about 10-12 minutes.
- Stir the half-and-half into the soup mixture.
- Taste the soup and season with the salt and the pepper, as needed. Stir to combine.
- Remove and discard the bay leaf from the soup.
- Serve the soup garnished with the parsley.
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