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indiana ham and sweet potato soup

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Amy Alusa
Chico, CA

This recipe comes from a cookbook: Autumn, by Susan Branch, From the Heart of the Home. It is really good, so I thought I would share it those looking for something different for fall. Enjoy!

(1 rating)
yield 8 serving(s)
prep time 45 Min
cook time 4 Hr

Ingredients For indiana ham and sweet potato soup

  • 2
    medium-large about 1 1/2 lbs sweet potatoes, washed dried and pierced
  • 6
    about 3/4 lb carrots, topped, tailed and peeled
  • 1 lg
    onion, peeled and quartered
  • 1 lg
    clove of garlic, skin on
  • 1 1/2 lb
    smoked ham hocks
  • 8 c
    water
  • 1 lb
    yellow split peas, rinsed
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    rubbed (ground) sage
  • 1 tsp
    cholula (mexican hot sauce)
  • 1/4 tsp
    cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper, freshly ground
  • 1/4 c
    heavy cream
  • 1 c
    diced ham steak
  • 1 lg
    orange, zest of
  • 1/2 c
    minced parsley
  • 1 can
    fried potato sticks (optional)

How To Make indiana ham and sweet potato soup

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place first 4 ingredients in lightly oiled roasting pan and put into the oven. Cook 1 1/2 hours-turning all after 1 hour. Remove from the oven.
  • 2
    Split open potatoes, cool to touch. Remove garlic from skin. Meanwhile, put ham hocks and water into a large soup pot. Bring to boil (skim off any foam); simmer 1 hour. Add split peas, simmer 45 minutes more, all with the lid slightly askew.
  • 3
    Remove ham hocks from the soup; when cool enough, remove meat from ham hocks, dice and put ham hocks back into the pot. Put roasted vegetables into food processor; add butter and next 5 ingredients. Process well.
  • 4
    Add cream, process and stir all into the soup pot. Stir in diced ham and zest; simmer. Serve, sprinkled with parsley and pass a bowl of potato sticks for garnish if you would like.

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