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Mushroom Soup with Ham

A hearty soup made with ham bone, water, celery, onion, bay leaf, condensed mushroom soup, rice, and mushrooms, finished with butter, parsley, and mustard.

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Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Mushroom Soup with Ham

Time2 hours

Ingredients

Directions

Make the broth

  1. Place ham bone in large saucepan and add water, celery, onion and bay leaf.

  2. Cover and simmer 2 hours.

  3. Strain the broth.

  4. Skim the broth.

Add the ham and rice

  1. Trim lean meat from the bone.

  2. Cut the meat into small pieces and return to the broth; discard the fat.

  3. Stir in the soup, rice, salt, and pepper.

  4. Heat to boiling.

  5. Stir, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.

Finish the soup

  1. Cook the mushrooms in butter.

  2. Add the mushrooms to the broth with parsley and mustard.

  3. Blend well.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

693Calories
38 gProtein
32 gFat
64 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pork100g cooked242
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Mushroom1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2
Parsley1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot in our table0
Soupnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Mushroom + buttertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together12,525 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  3. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Celery + ricetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,169 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  5. Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Ham bone
Releases flavour and gelatin into the water as it simmers, giving the broth body.
Uncooked rice
Absorbs liquid and swells as it simmers, thickening the soup and softening its texture.
Condensed cream of mushroom soup
Adds creamy body and mushroom flavour to the broth.
Sliced mushrooms
Contribute earthy flavour and a tender bite.
Butter or margarine
Adds fat for richness and helps brown the mushrooms when cooked.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (ham, celery, cream, mushroom, rice, pepper, butter):

  1. Carrotfits about as well
  2. Potatofits about as well
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against ham, celery, cream, mushroom, rice, pepper, butter. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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