Marijo's Hearty Ham Soup
Posted: Monday, October 26, 2009
by Marijo Phelps
2 turnips peeled and diced
4 medium potatoes scrubbed, diced with skins left on
4 carrots peeled and cut up
1 onion cut up
2 cans chicken broth or 3 bouillon cubes and 3 cups water
1-2 cups frozen cut up okra
1/2 large can tomatoes cut up - put juice in soup too
2 cups cubed ham
1/2 tsp paprika
red and/or black pepper to taste
cut up fresh parsley (I put in the whole bunch)
1/2 head shredded red cabbage
Cook until the veggies are tender. May thicken with a solution of a couple teaspoons corn starch in water.
This is a filling and robust soup (could be stew if you allow to simmer to desired thickness) with the smoky overtones of the ham mingled with the aromatic cabbage and other more subtle flavors.
We are sitting at 17 degrees and had two inches of snow overnight so I thought a soup recipe might be in order today. I just made a pot for dinner tonight but whole different recipe. Do some banana bran muffins and you have a complete dinner.
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Marijo Phelps,saved by Jesus grace in 1974, from 9 years atheism into His loving arms. She is wanting to spread the good news about His redemptive plan for our lives through written media. Her name is pronounced Mary Jo. She was an RN for 23+ years, missionary with YWAM,statistical analyst for Every Home for Christ 9 years. Her first poem published when she was four years old. (her mom had much to do with that!) She has been writing ever since.
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
Her new blog can be found: http://myincrediblelord.blogspot.com
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Top-level comments on this article: (7 total)woman,after reading your articles on jesus and on cooking I find that I pray or raid the frig shortly thereafter!SOunds good to me! Did you find my Nightmares piece of faith readers (you can google them and put the title in under title and wallah.....Marijono,send it to me.is this in answer to my asking you to pray for me for relief from demonic nightmares?Paul SchroederYou can also google World Wide Bible Studies (need to scroll down on this one for the exact title) it is a sister website to Searchwarp and my Nightmares piece is featured right now on the front page towards the bottom. Some kind of ham soup,huh?Marijoyep... - I am definitely praying too, actually with tears today which is not usual for me... I am not allowed to put a URL address here in the comments but if you google Faith Readersthen when it comes up it will give a dialogue box about title.Click title and put in NightmaresThat should bring it up.Scriptures and it sure worked for me.PRAYING....Marijoyep...and in my other note I forgot you have to hit search to bring up the part where you put the title in.
Hello Marijo,Talk about comfort food. That's a whole potful. For some reason I imagined you sitting in front of a warm fire with a big bowl of it. And singing to Jesus at the same time too!Thank you.I was reading about him, does that count? Thanks for reading Shad. Marijo
I make a ham and potatoe soup, Marijo, and it never occurred to me to add tomatoes. Sounds good, except for the okra! :-)Ah, okra doesn't jump out and bite you when it is mixed with so many other things but if you don't like it this might be ok with green beans or a substitute - there is no wrong soup ingredient really! Marijo
Waiting for a cold day here so I can try thisCan I send some of our upcoming snow your way? Thanks for reading and commenting! Marijo
I am going to give your recipe to my wife. Hope she likes it.Thank you for taking time and for your comments - let me know how you like the soup! Marijo
Now, I don't have to worry about those cold wintry nights because I have an answer to my usual question, "What do I eat today?" Thanks for your ever helpful scrumptious recipe. I will certainly try this one. Thanks Marijo.It is different but my hubby loved it enough to have me write it down. I simmer until many of these get to be more of a stew consistency. thank you for your comments - let me know if you make it?! I still have some old recipes from teenage years when we had 250 exchange RNs in Rochester from the PI - chicken adobo, a wonderful stew with chicken, beef, prok and liver in it - need to find those now that I think about it! Marijo
I would have described the flavor and aroma of the soup.Can do! Thanks for the input, Jim! Marijo
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