Garbure (French Ham and Vegetable Stew)

ajvogt - You may not have peeled your turnips deeply enough. When you cut into the turnip, you will see a line about 1/4 inch under the skin. If you peel beyond this line, the result should be a sweet turnip. Hope this helps!

Delicious and aromatic. Easy to prepare. A good to soup to make during an afternoon when you have the time since it takes over an hour to cook and the beans have to soak over night.

Tried this recipe upon the recommendation of my sister. Wow...it had a delicious unusual flavor. Used Italien seasoning for the herbs de Provence, skipped the turnips, but added kale. I will definitely make this again!

Outsanding recipe, super simple to make, and will be definitely coming back this winter to our table as it gets colder. I would also second the recommendation of some Pecorino Romano sprinkled over the soup upon serving.

My review is more about the turnips than the recipe but I thought it might be helpful for someone else. My turnips were extremely bitter and ruin the entire dish. If I made it again I would omit them. It was very dispointing. I am not sure how to avoid bitter turnips. Maybe someone else has some advise?

Excellent, easy, filling, inexpensive stew. I topped each serving with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of romano cheese, which I think really took it up another notch. I'll be making this a lot as the weather gets colder.

Absolutely wonderful! I forgot the herbs de Provence so I made without and it was still fabulous. My grocer was out of smoked hamhocks so I used cubed diced ham and it was still excellent. Would be good to double and freeze since it takes a little effort.

This is a great, hardy soup! I added a bit more of each vegetable and served with fresh baked bread, YUM!

This was a really nice change of pace. I've been making stews and soups all winter to make up for 6 yrs in the tropics when we couldn't eat anything that heavy and really enjoying it. This was just enough off the beaten track of the regular rotation to stand out and loved the european style of tons of veggies, esp the cabbage and turnip. Does make a lot and I doubt it would freeze particularly well, but you do get a couple of meals out of it, which is always a plus. I also drizzeled a bit of EVOO on it, but didn't bother with any cheese.