I invented this soup when all I had was a cabbage and potatoes. It's very basic and is flexible to your tastes.
This recipe, minus the chicken stock, was made by my grandmother who was born and raised in Ireland. She would just use a ham bone. In Ireland, then did not eat corned beef and cabbage, it was always ham and cabbage. When Irish immigrants moved to Boston, the jewish neighborhood was nearby. They suggested the corned beef instead, due to the fact that at that time in Boston, corned beef was much cheaper tha ham. That is the reason for the change, however ham and cabbage is actually the Irish original recipe.
Read MoreThis recipe, minus the chicken stock, was made by my grandmother who was born and raised in Ireland. She would just use a ham bone. In Ireland, then did not eat corned beef and cabbage, it was always ham and cabbage. When Irish immigrants moved to Boston, the jewish neighborhood was nearby. They suggested the corned beef instead, due to the fact that at that time in Boston, corned beef was much cheaper tha ham. That is the reason for the change, however ham and cabbage is actually the Irish original recipe.
Hubby loved it. I used leftover Easter ham and frozen hash browns. He suggests adding carrots and onion to make it heartier. Easy.
My ham hock was a raw smoked one which needed soaking overnight with regular changes of cold water. I then simmered it in fresh water for 1.5 hours to cook it. After this I used thisrecipe as a base as I didn't fancy a hock and beans/lentils dish but used potatoes, carrots and parsnips as that was what I had. I know that this review is not accurate for the base recipe but as the author hints at it's a great flexible starting point.
Very basic. Cheap. Easy. If you have a good ham hock, you can just use water (even cheaper). Nothing spectacular, but very good none the less. I added two small onions and was very glad I did. They added good flavor that you could really taste because of the few ingredients.
What a great base! I was looking for something to do with Ham Hocks that didn't involve beans. I made a huge pot and added carrots, onion, garlic, celery and kale (which was amazing) and subbed evap milk for the cream. Will definately be on the list for my next ham hock. Thanks for the recipe!
This soup was sensational and I've shared it with others many times. I did make some changes but only because I had extra vegetables sitting around and I didn't want them to go to waste. That is what is so great about this recipe, vegetables can be added and subtracted easily so the versatility is high in this soup. Prior to adding any of the ingredients, I sautéed carrots, onions, celery and garlic in some olive oil in order to sweat them slightly (about 2-3 minutes). Then I followed the recipe as directed. The meat on the ham hock just fell off the bone and tasted so tender. It was amazing. My husband and I could not get enough. Do not pass this recipe up!
I used to eat this when I was younger as I grew up with a garden. I did not have a ham hock, so I cubed a small ham steak, still delicious.
Really tasty and good for you. I don't think I added any cream (can't remember). I did use a ham bone and a slow cooker.
This was an awesome recipe. I made a last minute decision not to make fried cabbage and potatoes and went searching for casserole ideas when I found this recipe. I added onions, sauteed garlic, and broccoli. I used leftover honey-baked ham instead of the ham hock, and chicken bouillon because I didn't have stock. I made a roux, whisked in some of the broth and added it when the soup was almost done for thickness. A generous dash of adobo seasoning... Delicious. Next time... I'm thinking of adding broccoli, and fresh grated Parmesan.
Thanks for ideas on what to do when supplies and cash are limited! Great invention.
Hubby calls this "comfort food." I add whatever I have - carrots, leeks, turnips, parsnips - but the base is always the same. I like to serve it with warm bread from the bread machine. It packs well for lunches, and tastes better the next day.
I made this without the cream and with boneless ham hocks. it was really delicious.
I made this in the crockpot as written adding some minced onion. It did not look like enough broth when starting and there wasn't so when it was near done I ended up adding 2 more cups of chicken broth. We will be making this again.
Turned out really tasty. You definitely don’t need to cook it for more than 30 mins, even if you do add extra ingredients such as carrots. The potatoes that I thinly sliced as the recipe said just disintegrated in the soup. Not sure if that was supposed to happen. So I would cut the potatoes into thicker pieces next time or reduce cooking time. Problem with reducing cooking time is you don’t cook the ham as much. I don’t think the ham hock was used to it’s highest potential on a stove top. I think this recipe is better suited for a slow cooker. The ham from the hock came out really chewy.
I'll definitely make this again. I swapped the chicken broth for vegetable broth, added one medium onion and a splash of vinegar, and left out the cream. It was delicious!
Yum!! A bit salty but I fixed it...my husband wouldn't eat it because of the way it looked, but that's ok, more for me!!!
My version was Poor Irish/Grenadian Soup. Instead of potato, I used christophine or chayote. Halved all ingredients to reduce to 2 servings.
Easy and Delicious at the same time. Loved it! I will definitely make this delicious soup again. Yum!
I added onions,garlic, basil and parsley and used a cubed ham steak instead and it was incredible. Thank you!
