Leftover ham bone.

BrownsFan19
BrownsFan19 Posts: 117 Member
edited April 2015 in Recipes
Anyone got any good soup recipes for their leftover ham bone? Something healthy of course!!

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  • deekring
    deekring Posts: 13 Member
    I would make a pot of pinto beans or 15 bean soup with it. In the crock pot for a long slow cook.
  • maroonmango211
    maroonmango211 Posts: 908 Member
    edited April 2015
    I use leftover ham/ bone in or just cubed if bone was boiled and given to pup for a great ham and lentil soup. It sits in my slow cooker all day and is one of the family's favourite meals plus great for protein and fiber. mix of lentils, ham chunks (bone in obviously discarded once done) sliced celery, cubed zucchini and cubed carrot with a container of chicken broth (either home made or store bought larger box), a few bay leaves, salt, pepper and a couple tbsp of dried oregano then fill the rest of the pot with water and leave on low all day or high for 3-4 hours.

    ETA: I throw in some baby kale/spinach in at the end in my and my man's portions, the kids have trouble spooning it out but it adds great flavor.
  • dklibert
    dklibert Posts: 1,196 Member
    I made Pot Liquor Soup last year. I am trying to decide if I will make it again this year or make 15 Bean Soup. soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2013/04/pot-liquor-soup.html

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  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    Split pea soup?
  • DymonNdaRgh40
    DymonNdaRgh40 Posts: 661 Member
    Put it in your slow cooker in the morning before work with some black eye peas and cover it with water. They'll be done when you get home. All you need to do is make some cornbread to go with.

  • techgal128
    techgal128 Posts: 719 Member
    Put it in your slow cooker in the morning before work with some black eye peas and cover it with water. They'll be done when you get home. All you need to do is make some cornbread to go with.

    Mmm. Now that's some good Southern home cookin'!
  • LavenderLeaves
    LavenderLeaves Posts: 195 Member
    Hot ham water.
  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    Split pea soup.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    lentils or split pea. that's it!
  • HeidiCooksSupper
    HeidiCooksSupper Posts: 3,839 Member
    You can make and freeze ham stock just like you would chicken or beef stock and keep it in the freezer for cooking vegetables, adding to canned beans for quick soup, etc.

    Beans, split peas or lentils! Yum, yum!! Ham bones are gold!! They also keep in the freezer, well-wrapped, for a good long time, waiting for their trip to the bean pot.

    If you don't have a ham bone, look for any smoked, bony thing at the supermarket, e.g. smoked pig knuckles, smoked turkey wings, etc. My freezer usually has a small collection of such things ready for the soup pot.
  • kayna1225
    kayna1225 Posts: 53 Member
    oooo 15 bean soup is delicious-I second that!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Try roasting the bones first.

    http://nourishedkitchen.com/bone-broth/

    I'd make a broth and then add whatever leftovers, vegetables are on hand.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    kayna1225 wrote: »
    oooo 15 bean soup is delicious-I second that!

    ^^This, definitely! I have my ham bone in the freezer and am making the soup on Saturday. Some chopped up onions, carrots and celery. Low sodium chicken broth. Crock pot all day. Enough for lunches next week too.
  • sw0312
    sw0312 Posts: 30 Member
    First time cooking with a ham bone today!

    I just put a ham bone in the crock pot this morning. Soaked 1 lb of northern beans overnight then rinsed put them in the crock pot.

    I added chopped onions, 1 cup or so of ham, garlic, sage, a little cumin, pepper and 6 cups of water.

    It smelled good - we will see if it is good tonight. I am going to make cornbread and cheddar bay biscuits to go with it.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    sw0312 wrote: »
    First time cooking with a ham bone today!

    I just put a ham bone in the crock pot this morning. Soaked 1 lb of northern beans overnight then rinsed put them in the crock pot.

    I added chopped onions, 1 cup or so of ham, garlic, sage, a little cumin, pepper and 6 cups of water.

    It smelled good - we will see if it is good tonight. I am going to make cornbread and cheddar bay biscuits to go with it.

    Sounds delish! I always like to serve home-made crispy biscuits to go with the soup.