Simply Souperlicious – Senate Soup

Ingredients

• 5 small potatoes peeled, cubed, boiled and mashed
• 2 smoked ham hocks or 5 slices of bacon raw and chopped
• 1 pound of great northern beans or cannellini beans soaked overnight
• 1 yellow onion
• 1 stalk celery chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 5 cup(s) chicken stock
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 2 bay leaves
• pinch salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup, 2 % milk (soy, almond, rice or skim as alternatives work fine)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon, crème fraîche or fresh cream
• 1/8 cup parsley