Green Bean And Ham Soup
- 4 cups fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3 cups potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 cups ham, cubed, cooked
- 1 cup onion, chopped (1 large)
- 4 cups water
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill, snipped or 1 teaspoon dried dill, crushed (I do not like dill so I added 1/2 tsp. basil and 1 bay leaf.)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup light cream
- In a 4- or 6-quart pressure cooker combine green beans, potatoes, ham, onion, water, and oil. Lock lid in place. Place pressure regulator on vent pipe. Over high heat, bring cooker up to pressure.
- Reduce heat just enough to maintain pressure and pressure regulator rocks gently; cook for 3 minutes.
- Quick-release the pressure. Carefully remove the lid.
- Stir together flour, dill, salt, black pepper, and milk, half-and-half, or light cream til smooth. Add to cooker. Cook over medium heat till thickened and bubbly.
- Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
fresh green beans, potatoes, ham, onion, water, cooking oil, flour, fresh dill, salt, black pepper, light cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/green-bean-and-ham-soup-5121 (may not work)