Ham Bone and Bean Soup

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Description

Don’t throw away the ham bone — make bean soup! Plan a little bit ahead and use a ham bone to make this gluten-free soup. With just a few basic ingredients you can create a delicious comforting meal from leftovers.

Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) package 15-bean soup mix
  • 6 cups chicken stock
  • 1 ham bone with some meat
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped carrots
  • ½ stalk celery, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 cups chopped ham
  • 2 tablespoons liquid smoke flavoring
  • 1 ½ tablespoons ground mustard powder
  • 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Place bean mix into a large bowl and cover with several inches of water; soak for at least 24 hours. Drain completely.
  2. Bring chicken stock to a boil in a pot large enough to hold the beans and
  3. eventually
  4. the ham bone. Add the soaked beans; reduce heat and simmer until tender
  5. about 1 hour.
  6. Bring stock and beans back to a boil. Add ham bone
  7. onion
  8. carrots
  9. celery
  10. garlic
  11. and bay leaves. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are soft
  12. about 1 hour. Add chopped ham
  13. liquid smoke
  14. and mustard powder. Stir and let simmer until flavors blend
  15. about 30 minutes more.
  16. Remove ham bone from the soup. Season with salt and pepper.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs 40 mins

Total Time: 1 day

Servings: 8

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