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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Hambone Soup

I know that there are a TON of recipes out there for soup made with the leftover hambone. Most have beans. This yummy recipe does not. It's got a lot of veggies but you could certainly add the bean of your choice if you wanted to. This turned out so good. And it was SO easy!

Hambone Soup



3 large carrots, sliced
3 stalks celery, diced
1 medium onion, diced
2-3 large potatoes, diced (I used unpeeled Yukon Golds)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon dried parsley
2 bay leaves
2 large yellow squash, diced
2 large zucchini, diced
2 - 3 cups leftover ham
salt and pepper to taste  


Place ham bone in a large stock pot and cover with water. Boil 45 minutes.

Remove bone from water, cool then take meat off the bone.

Add the veggies to the pot.

Season with salt and black pepper.

Cook until veggies are tender.

Add meat to pot. Bring to a simmer and allow to heat through.


Here's the line up. This was taken AFTER I had boiled the hambone and taken the meat off the bone.

Here's the line up. This was taken 
AFTER I had boiled the hambone 
and taken the meat off the bone.


Cover the hambone in water and boil about 45 minutes. Remove the bone then cool. Pick meat from the bone.
Cover the hambone in water and 
boil about 45 minutes. Remove the 
bone then cool. Pick meat from the bone.


Add the veggies to the pot with the ham broth.
Add the veggies to the pot with the ham broth.


Allow to cook until the veggies are tender. Then add the meat.
Allow to cook until the veggies 
are tender. Then add the meat.


Heat through.
Heat through.


Ladle it up!
Ladle it up!