Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, loaded ham, bacon and potato chowder. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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Loaded ham, bacon and potato chowder Growing up with this recipe a family favorite. I have added my own flair as the years have passed but still true to mom's. Sweet Potato, Ham and Corn Chowder.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook loaded ham, bacon and potato chowder using 21 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Loaded ham, bacon and potato chowder:
- Make ready chowder
- Prepare 15 large potatoes peeled and cubed
- Take 4 clove garlic smash and diced
- Take 1 lb thick cut bacon cut in 1/2 inch pieces
- Take 4 large leeks cleaned and sliced in rings
- Prepare 4 Green onions chopped
- Make ready 2 onion, chopped
- Take 2 stick butter
- Get 1 lb cooked ham chopped
- Make ready 3 cup chicken broth(my favorite is better than bullion)
- Make ready 3 cup pork stock or beef works well also
- Prepare 3 cup cold water
- Take 2 can evaporated milk
- Get 1 cup heavy cream
- Take salt and pepper
- Get 2 cup smoked cheddar cheese shredded
- Prepare toppings
- Take 1 sour cream
- Prepare 1 chives
- Prepare 1 shredded cheese
- Prepare 1 crackers
In the drippings, saute onion and carrots until tender. Ham and bacon lend a smoky taste, while cream gives rich texture to this ham and potato chowder, starring a supporting cast of leeks, onions, garlic, rosemary, and carrots. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon from pot and place on paper towels; set aside. Keep the bacon grease in the stockpot.
Steps to make Loaded ham, bacon and potato chowder:
- Peel and cubed potatoes place in large stock pot with the liquids. start the potatoes on medium heat. Add garlic.
- In a large pan brown bacon.then remove bacon from pan leaving grease in pan
- In pan add 1 stick butter to bacon grease melt add leeks,onions and ham. Sautee till browned then add bacon and saute a few second longer. (House should be smelling like heaven at this point.)
- Pour all of the pan ingredients into to potato stock pot. Stir and bring to boli the put on simmer for three hours. Can mix water in the pan to get every last bit of the goodness fron the sauté. Stir hourly
- After 3 hours mash part of potatoes leaving big chunks for the end result this thickens the chowder.
- The last 30 minutes of cooking add the evaporated milk, cream, last stick of butter, and cheese, stirring constantly. To aviod scalding and sticking to bottom of pot. Salt and pepper to taste
- Garnish and serve. Make some fresh home made french bread you have a great winter meal.
This Cheesy Ham and Potato Chowder has lots of fantastic flavor and it all starts with bacon. Hard to go wrong when you start with bacon. 🙂 The bacon grease gets used to cook some onions and carrots. I love the extra flavor the bacon grease adds and you know we southerners don't like to put anything to waste! Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
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