Cream Of Wild Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups cooked wild rice
1 large onion, finely diced
1 carrot, finely diced
1 celery rib, finely diced
1 cup finely diced smoked ham
1/2 cup finely diced Canadian bacon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour
8 cups chicken broth
salt
white pepper
1 cup light cream or 1 cup half-and-half

Preparation

Prepare the wild rice as directed on package.
In a 4 to 5 quart soup kettle, saute the onion, celery, carrots, ham and canadian bacon in the butter for about 3-5 minutes, or until vegetables have softened slightly.
Sift in the flour, a little bit at a time, stirring and cooking until the flour is blended in well, but do not let it brown.
Slowly, add the chicken broth, stirring until all the flour/butter/vegetable mixture is blended well.
Add the wild rice.
Adjust seasonings as desired.
Heat thoroughly.
Add the cream and reheat gently, but do not boil.