Nordic Potato Soup With Ham

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Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy	Nordic	Crockpot, Ham, Soup	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	lb	Red potatoes, peeled and
		diced
1		Onion, finely chopped
1	lb	Smoked ham hocks
1	T	Dry dill weed
2	t	Lemon peel, grated
1/4	t	Ground white pepper
2 1/2	c	Chicken broth
1	T	Cornstarch
1/2	c	Whipping cream

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine potatoes, onion,
ham hock, dill weed, lemon peel, white pepper and broth. Cover and
cook at low setting until ham hock and potatoes are very tender when
pierced (7 1/2 to 8 hours). Lift out ham hock and let stand until  cool
enough to handle. Meanwhile, remove about 1 cup of the potatoes  with a
little of the broth; whirl in a blender or food processor  until
pureed. Return puree to cooker. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch  and
cream; blend into potato mixture. Increase cooker heat setting to
high. Remove and discard fat ad bone from ham. Tear meat into
bite-size pieces and stir into soup. Cover and cook, stirring 2 or 3
times, for 20 more minutes. Garnish with dill sprigs, if desired.
Makes 4 to 6 servings.  Recipe by: Sunset Crockery Cookbook  Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #945 by MAMacR <MAMacR@aol.com> on Dec  5, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1180 Calories From Fat: 538 Total Fat: 60.7g Cholesterol: 258.3mg Sodium: 2976.4mg Potassium: 937.9mg Carbohydrates: 103.9g Fiber: 18.9g Sugar: 8.5g Protein: 57.1g