Ham It Up Potato Soup

Name: Better Than Bouillon
Address: 333 Old Lindale Road, Rome, GA, 30161, USA
Telephone: +1-800-334-4468

Serve with warm crusty bread and a fresh green salad.

Recipe tags: ham base, easy difficulty, main, pork, stew

1½ Tbsp	Better Than Bouillon^® Ham Base
2 Tbsp	butter
2½ Tbsp	all-purpose flour
4 Tbsp	tomato paste
2 cups	half-and-half
2 cups	water
½ tsp	pure vanilla extract
1 Tbsp	extra virgin olive oil
½ cup	finely chopped yellow onion
¼ cup	finely peeled and chopped celery
3	medium potatoes, peeled and finely diced
½ tsp	marjoram
½ tsp	dried tarragon
½ tsp	ground white pepper

1

In a soup pot, over medium-low heat, add Ham Base, butter, flour and tomato paste. Cook and whisk until well combined. Slowly add half-and-half while continually whisking.
2

Whisk in water and vanilla, reduce heat to low, stirring occasionally.
3

In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and potato, cook and stir, about 10-12 minutes, stir into soup pot. Add marjoram, tarragon, and pepper to soup pot, stir to combine. Bring soup to a boil, stirring occasionally.
4

Simmer uncovered over medium-low heat, until potatoes are fork tender, about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Pair this with crusty bread and a salad, and dinner is served!

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