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I know there was a good thread on soup making on here some time back so there must be some experts.

I bought a bag of off cuts and a ham bone at my butcher for 50p today and I have been looking at recipes but they all seem to take a very long time - lol.

Has anyone got a recipe for say ham and potato soup that doesnt mean leaving it overnight or anything - thanks.

Am off now to knock out a salad x

Heather ,just nudged aprevious thread, there is another one I will see if I can find it

Jean x

Thanks very much Jean. I dont want to waste my bargain 50p of ham bone and cut offs :)

ham and potato soup

Ingredients
3 1/2 cups peeled and diced potatoes
1/3 cup diced celery
1/3 cup finely chopped onion
3/4 cup diced cooked ham
3 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground white or black pepper, or to taste
5 tablespoons butter
5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk

Directions
Combine the potatoes, celery, onion, ham and water in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then cook over medium heat until potatoes are tender, about 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the chicken bouillon, salt and pepper.
In a separate saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour with a fork, and cook, stirring constantly until thick, about 1 minute. Slowly stir in milk as not to allow lumps to form until all of the milk has been added. Continue stirring over medium-low heat until thick, 4 to 5 minutes.
Stir the milk mixture into the stockpot, and cook soup until heated through. Serve immediately.

Oh bless you, that sounds perfect.

Is that ok to use the bones and off cuts - I guess it will be. Its very quick compared with the other recipes Ive looked at where they say a minimum of 2 hours.