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- 1 recipe Ham Broth or 10 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups cubed cooked ham or 2 cups coarsely chopped meat from pork hocks
- 1 1/2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cubed (4 to 5 medium)
- 1 1/2 cups sliced carrots (3 medium)
- 1 cup chopped leeks (3 medium)
- 1 cup sliced celery (2 stalks)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- 3/4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- 4 cups coarsely chopped fresh kale
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh thyme
1. In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker combine Ham Broth, ham, potatoes, carrots, leeks, celery, garlic, pepper, and nutmeg. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours. Gradually stir in oatmeal. Stir in kale and thyme. If on low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Cover and cook for 30 minutes more.
Yield: 10 cups total liquid
- 10 cups water
- 2 pounds pork hocks
- 2 carrots, cut into thirds
- 3 stalkscelery, cut up
- 1 medium onion, cut in half
- 1/4 cup fresh thyme sprigs, loosely packed
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
1. The day before preparing the soup, in a 6-quart slow cooker combine water, pork hocks, carrots, celery, onion, thyme, bay leaves, and garlic. Cover and cook on high-heat setting for 4 to 6 hours. Remove pork hocks. Remove meat from the pork hocks; coarsely chop (you should have about 2 cups). Set aside. Discard bones. Line a large sieve with a double thickness of 100-percent-cotton cheesecloth; strain broth through sieve. Discard solids. Cover and chill broth and meat until ready to use. If necessary, before using, spoon off and discard any solidified fat from the top of broth. If necessary, add enough water to broth to make 10 cups total liquid.
- Servings Per Recipe 8,
- cal. (kcal) 204,
- Fat, total (g) 4,
- chol. (mg) 19,
- sat. fat (g) 1,
- carb. (g) 33,
- Monosaturated fat (g) 2,
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1,
- Trans fatty acid (g) 0,
- fiber (g) 5,
- sugar (g) 5,
- pro. (g) 10,
- vit. A (IU) 100,
- vit. C (mg) 1,
- Thiamin (mg) 0,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Niacin (mg) 3,
- Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1,
- Folate (µg) 60,
- Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
- sodium (mg) 505,
- Potassium (mg) 832,
- calcium (mg) 121,
- iron (mg) 3,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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