Wild Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon onion, minced
1/2 cup flour
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups wild rice, cooked
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup ham, minced
1/3 cup carrot, shredded
3 tablespoons slivered almonds
1 cup half-and-half
2 tablespoons sherry wine (optional)
1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped

Preparation

Melt butter in a saucepan.
Saute onion until tender.
Blend in flour.
Gradually stir in broth.
Cook, stirring constantly until mix boils.
Allow to boil 1 minute.
Stir in cooked wild rice, salt, ham, carrot and almonds.
Simmer for 5 minutes.
Blend in half& half (milk can work too) and sherry (optional).
Heat to serving temperature.
Sprinkle parsley on top and serve.