German Potato Soup

Teresa Fadley's Note:

This soup is always a big hit at family gatherings. It was my favorite at a local restaurant. I don't have their recipe but this is my own concoction that comes very close. Excellent with hot homemade rolls on a beautiful fall day.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 meaty ham bone
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 quarts water
• 1 large onion , diced
• 2 stalks celery , sliced
• 6 -8 potatoes , diced
• 3 carrots
• salt and pepper
• 1 head cabbage
• 1 tablespoon parsley

Directions:

1. Boil the ham bone and the bay leaves in approximately 3 quarts of water for one hour.
2. If your broth boils down too much you may need to add extra water.
3. Remove and cut the meat into chunks after your rich broth is made.
4. Add ham, onion, celery, potatoes, carrots, salt, pepper, cabbage and parsley to the broth.
5. Cook until veggies are done.

Reviews

[Montana Heart Song]

Good Soup! If I don't have a ham bone, I use Sysco Ham base. This is a very strong base so add sparingly. I have used one ham steak, cut in small pieces and added the last ten minutes.
That cuts over an hour out of cooking time. Thanks for posting!

[BonnieZ]

This was a delicious soup. I too was looking for an alternative to split pea or bean soup to use a ham bone and this recipe worked beautifully. To cut down on the fat without sacrificing the flavor, I boiled down the soup bone, then refridgerated overnight, skimmed the fat off the broth the next morning and proceeded with the rest of the recipe. Thank you Teresa for shring the recipe.

[MMinMI]

Wow this was fantastic soup! I was looking for an alternative recipe to split pea soup that used a ham bone... this fit the bill and I had everything on hand! Cooked the bone for about 1 1/2 hours in 4 quarts of water (Three quarts didn't cover the bone) early in the day. About an hour before dinner added the rest (only used half a head of cabbage as one of the other reviewer suggested) and simmered for about 45 minutes. Even our picky 6 year old gobbled it up (had to tell her it was chicken though...) Made quite a bit... I would say it is more like 8-10 servings. Thanks for posting! DELICIOUS!