Ham And Potato Stew - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 slices thick slab bacon
2 cups ham
1 medium yellow onion
2 garlic cloves
2 stalks celery
2 medium carrots
3 cups yellow potatoes (about 4 small)
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
1 teaspoon dried thyme
2 tablespoons chicken base
1 quart water
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
3/4 cup heavy cream
2 cups ripped up Baby Spinach

Preparation

Dice the bacon and ham into large pieces. Set ham aside.
Brown the bacon and remove from pan.
Chop celery and carrots and add to bacon grease, cook 5 minutes.
Chop onion, garlic, and potatoes (1/4 inch dice) and add, along with the reserved ham, to carrots and celery. Cook an additional 5 minutes, just to brown the ham and potatoes slightly.
Drain any remaining grease from the vegetable/ham mixture and move to a Dutch oven.
Add rosemary, thyme, chicken base, water, and salt (to taste).
Bring to a boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until potatoes are just barely done.
Add heavy cream and simmer 5 minutes, until potatoes are completely cooked.
Turn off heat, toss in spinach and stir until spinach is wilted.
Serve with your favorite garlic breadsticks.