Cream of Wild Rice Soup

• 3 cups cooked wild rice
• 1 large onion, finely diced
• 1 carrot, finely diced
• 1 celery rib, finely diced
• 1 cup ham, finely diced
• 12 cup butter
• 1 cup flour
• 8 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup light cream or 1 cup half-and-half

1. Prepare the wild rice according to package instructions.
2. In a large soup kettle, saute the onion, carrots, celery and ham in the butter for about 3 minutes or until the vegetables have softened slightly.
3. Sift in the flour, a little at a time, stirring and cooking until the flour is blended in well, but do not let it brown.
4. Slowly add the chicken broth, stirring until all the flour-butter-vegetable mixture is blended well.
5. Add the wild rice.
6. Salt and pepper to taste.
7. Heat thoroughly.
8. Add the cream and reheat gently but DONOT boil.

rice, onion, carrot, celery, ham, butter, flour, chicken broth, light cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cream-of-wild-rice-soup-348846 (may not work)