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Who’s ready to be a soup-er-star this festive season? We’re thrilled to bring you another customer showcase with Melanie’s Celeriac & Smoked Ham Hough Winter Soup! Melanie is a keen wellness and low-carb enthusiast who creates and shares her tasty and inspiring recipes on Instagram. This hearty and delicious soup is exactly what you need to warm your cockles this festive season.
Who’s ready to be a soup-er-star this festive season? We’re thrilled to bring you another customer showcase with Melanie’s Celeriac & Smoked Ham Hough Winter Soup! Melanie is a keen wellness and low-carb enthusiast who creates and shares her tasty and inspiring recipes on Instagram. This hearty and delicious soup is exactly what you need to warm your cockles this festive season.
Here’s how to recreate Melanie’s recipe!
Prep time: 20 mins
Cooking time: 2.5 hours
Serves: 6
ingredients
Ham Hough Broth Ingredients:
1x Simon Howie Smoked Ham Hough
1x Large Carrot
1x Celery Stalks
1x Large Onion
1x Tbsp Peppercorns
1x Bay Leaf
Soup Ingredients:
Cooked Meat From Ham Hough
2x Leeks, Sliced
1x Large Celeriac, Diced
1x Large Carrot, Diced
1x Celery Stalk, Sliced
1x Small Onion, Diced
500ml Ham Broth
100ml Double Cream
2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
3 Gm (or 4 Tea Bags) Bouquet Garni
3 Tbsp Fresh Parsley
1/2 Tbsp Ghee
1/2 Tbsp Salt
1/4 Tbsp Pepper
Method
Ham Hough/Broth Prep:
Place Ham Hough in a stockpot and cover with water.
Chop and quarter the carrot, celery, and onion. Add to pot.
Add peppercorns and bay leaf to pot.
Place lid on. Bring water to boil over medium-high heat.
Once boiled, reduce temperature to medium-low and simmer with lid on for 2 hours.
Remove ham hough from pot and let cool.
Remove vegetables from pot and use a fine-mesh skimmer to remove any surface foam. Use a spoon to scoop out any larger particles within the stock.
Strain your broth mix further by passing it through a cheesecloth.
Once the ham hough has cooled, remove fat and skin. Discard.
Remove the meat and finely chop.
Refrigerate until ready to be added to soup mix.
Soup Prep:
Add ghee to an empty soup pot over medium heat.
Once ghee melts, add the carrot, celery, onion, salt, & pepper and sauté for 1o mins.
Add apple cider vinegar and let it bubble for 2-3 mins.
Add the leeks and sauté for another 10 mins.
Add celeriac, pour in chicken stock and strained ham broth. Bring to boil.
When boil is reached, reduce heat to a simmer. Add bouquet garni. Simmer for 90 mins.
Remove the bouquet garni and slowly pour the double cream into soup while stirring on simmer.
Remove pot from burner, add the finely chopped ham to the soup mix ensuring ham is warmed through.
Add fresh parsley and stir through.
Add more salt & pepper if necessary to taste.
Serve and ENJOY Melanie’s full-of-flavour winter warmer soup!
You can check out all of Melanie’s healthy dishes @lowcarbinscotland on Instagram. Be sure to give her a follow!