Recipe - Creamy Baked Potato Soup

6 md Potatoes; peeled and minced
4 tablespoon Butter
4 tablespoon Flour
1 md Onion; peeled and chopped
6 cup Milk
One half teaspoon Thyme leaves
Salt and pepper; to taste
1 Smoked ham hock (or 1 ham bo
1 cup Mashed potatoes; *see note

Recipe by: Randy Pollak In a dutch oven, heat butter and saute onions until
lightly browned. Add flour and continue cooking for 1 minute. Add milk
stirring until mixture is smooth and begins to thicken slightly. Add thyme
leaves, smoked ham hock, and mashed potatoes. Place covered in a preheated
350degree oven and bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender. If soup
is too thick thin with a little cold milk. Season with salt and pepper and
garnish individual bowls with chopped fresh parsley and grated carrot.

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