Cabbage and Ham Soup

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

• 1/4 c. diced green pepper
• 1/4 c. diced celery
• 1/2 c. diced onion
• 2 T. chopped parsley
• 3 T. butter
• 2 c. diced cooked ham
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 T. flour
• 1 T chicken stock concentrate
• 3 c. cold water
• 2 c. finely shredded cabbage
• sour cream

Procedure:

Cook green pepper, celery, onion and parsley in 2 T. butter until soft but not brown. Add ham and bay leaf. Cook until heated through. Blend flour, stock and 3 c. cold water. Pour into pan with ham. Bring to boil and simmer on or two minutes. Pour into a soup tureen. In the same frying pan, melt the remaining butter. Add the cabbage and 1 T water. Cook, stirring, on high heat until cabbage turns bright green and softens. Mix into soup. Serve with sour cream.

Source: Good Housekeeping

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