Best Ham Bone Soup Recipes

HAM BONE SOUP

Steps:

• Place the ham bone, onion, tomatoes, kidney beans, potatoes, and green pepper into a 3 quart or larger slow cooker. Dissolve the bouillon cubes in water, and pour into the slow cooker.
• Cover, and cook on High until warm. Reduce heat to Low, and continue to cook for 5 to 6 hours.

HAM BONE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes; remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate.
• Add the carrots, celery and onion to the pot. Stir until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Drop in the ham bone and bay leaf. Cover with 8 cups water and 2 teaspoons salt. Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in the cabbage and simmer 30 minutes. Add the beans and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in the kale and simmer until soft, but vibrantly green, about 15 minutes. Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt (or more to taste). Add lots of pepper and a dash of hot sauce or vinegar. Serve with crumbled bacon on top.

HAM BONE SOUP

Steps:

• The day before you want to make the soup. put the beans in a large bowl and add cold water to cover by several inches. Soak overnight (or at least 8 hours) in the refrigerator.
• Drain the beans and rinse. Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the carrots, celery and leeks and season with 1 teaspoon of salt. Cook and stir until the vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato paste and thyme and stir to coat the vegetables. Let the tomato paste toast for 1 minute, stirring, then add the bay leaves and 12 cups of water. Add the beans and nestle the ham bone in. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until the beans are almost tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Add the escarole, another 2 cups of water and 1 teaspoon salt. Return the soup to a simmer and cook until thickened and the beans and escarole are very tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Remove the bay leaves and ham bone from the soup and let cool until you can handle the bone. Shred any useable meat left on the bone and stir back into the soup. Season with salt and pepper before serving.

RACHIE'S HAM BONE SOUP

Steps:

• Place ham bone in a medium stock pot. Fill water to just cover ham bone.
• Bring water to a boil and add carrots, celery, potato, onion, pepper, and bay leaves.
• Reduce heat to a medium simmer. Simmer 1 hour.
• Add lentils.
• 10 minutes before serving, bring back to a boil and add egg noodles.
• 5 minutes before serving, add peas.
• Serve when noodles are cooked to desired "doneness".

LEFTOVER HAM BONE SOUP

Steps:

• Fill a large soup pot with enough water to cover the ham bone, but don't add the bone yet. Bring to a boil.
• When boiling, add bouillon cubes and salt. Crush bouillon with a spoon until dissolved, then add ham bone, potatoes, onions, kidney beans, turmeric, and cloves. Stir to blend spices and return to a boil.
• Lower to medium-low heat and simmer until ham is hot and potatoes are easily pierced by a fork, about 1 hour.
• Remove ham bone. Shred meat and discard bone. Return meat to the soup, and serve.

HAM BONE SOUP

Steps:

• Cover ham bone in water and simmer for about an hour.
• Add onion and bay leaves. Simmer until onions are tender.
• Add potatoes, garlic, ham and beans. Simmer until ham falls off bone.
• Remove ham from ham bone. Add ham to soup and discard bone.
• Add butter, milk and pepper. Simmer until heated thoroughly.
• Add cornstarch or instant potato flakes to thicken.