Craving for ham off the bone? Here is a simple recipe using ham off the bone.
It’s simple to make ham bone soup at home. First, locate your Hambone, if you have one. If you don’t have one, ask your favourite deli to hold one for you. It may be inexpensive, but it will be well worth the investment. Request that part of the flesh remain on the bone, and if you like, request a smoked version.
Traditionally, there are only a few ingredients in ham bone soup. This recipe adds a few extras to give you a more flavorful and diversified version than normal. It contains two typical Ham favourites, mustard and an egg, in the cooking and serving process.
Ingredients:
- A ham bone that still has some meat on it. You may need to slice the bone into smaller pieces depending on the size of your slow cooker. Make sure you don’t end up with any bone pieces.
- Vegetables: 1 large onion diced, 4 garlic cloves sliced, 250 g shredded potatoes, 500 g ripe tomatoes peeled and cut into small pieces, 500 g soaked red kidney beans, 500 g various beans, peas, and lentils, 1 stalk of coarsely diced fennel.
- Liquids: 2 litres vegetable stock Please avoid using bouillon chunks or stock because they are likely to be high in salt, saturated fats, and e numbers. Your dish will be homemade and fresh. 1 kilogramme of mixed sliced veggies and 2 litres of water make simple vegetable stock. Bring the vegetables and water to a boil, then reduce to low heat and leave to stand for 30 minutes before straining. Return to a boil and lower the liquid content to boost the flavour, but do not add salt at this point.
- Seasonings – use as much mustard as you like. Choose from a homemade strong-flavoured English mustard or powder, or one of the regional French mustards.
Method:
- Combine the ingredients in a crockpot or a big pan with a thick bottom.
- Bring to a boil and then reduce to low heat for 6 hours.
Serving
- Take the bone out of the pan. Any ham that is still on the bone, as well as any bits that have separated during cooking, should be chopped into small pieces and kept aside.
- Adjust the soup’s thickness and flavouring. Blend or leave the texture chunky; if the completed soup has to be thinned out more, add homemade vegetable stock or water, or even beer cider or wine!
- To serve, ladle the liquid into bowls and top with sliced ham, a lightly poached hens egg, and crusty toast.
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