HAM BONE SOUP

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Made this up after winning a ham at the company Christmas party. I'm not a big ham or soup fan, but the ham turned out pretty good and I thought I'd experiment with a soup to use up some of the leftovers. I couldn't find a recipe I liked, so I basically combined three recipes I found on 'Zaar. I'm a picky eater - don't like carrots or many types of beans - which is why I didn't stick to the navy bean/pea/carrot type recipes. I used cornstarch to thicken which didn't work very well. Another recipe recommended the potato flakes (which I don't have). I made my ham with looneytunesfan's Brown Sugar Honey Baked Ham recipe (#151563). The soup seemed sweet to me and I'm guessing it's because of the sugary ham. I think it turned out pretty good so I thought I'd share. Feel free to experiment or make suggestions. I'm more of a baker than a cook! :)

Provided by nranger7

Categories     Ham

Time 1h45m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 ham bone, meaty
water
1 medium onion, chopped
2 bay leaves
2 medium potatoes, diced
1 garlic clove, chopped
3 cups ham, diced
1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans
1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans
1/3 cup butter
2 cups milk
pepper
cornstarch or instant potato flakes

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.7, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 37.4, Sodium 701.5, Carbohydrate 24.4, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 1.5, Protein 15.4

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