Ham bone soup beans. About as simple and southern as you can get.

epcotisbest

Smoked a ham on Sunday and saved the bone for soup beans today. Simmered all day with a bit of olive oil, black pepper, dash of hot sauce and for thickener, I just smashed up some of the beans and added them back to the pot. Good stuff and the ham bone gives the beans a wonderful flavor.

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RRP

Looks delicious! I'm a big fan of ham and bean soup. Over the years I have tweaked my own recipe and I look forward more to the left over ham besides the bone which I leave loaded with ham than the initial ham meal itself! BTW I recently made 7 pints myself! It freezes so well and makes a great week night Winter meal.

northGAcock

This rocks. I purchase the bean soup mix from Honey Baked Ham. I use with the HBH on occasion....but use with any hambone...for a great mixed bean soup. 

epcotisbest

RRP said:

Looks delicious! I'm a big fan of ham and bean soup. Over the years I have tweaked my own recipe and I look forward more to the left over ham besides the bone which I leave loaded with ham than the initial ham meal itself! BTW I recently made 7 pints myself! It freezes so well and makes a great week night Winter meal.

Thank you. Wish I had been smart enough to make extra to freeze, but this batch will be gone by tomorrow.

epcotisbest

northGAcock said:

This rocks. I purchase the bean soup mix from Honey Baked Ham. I use with the HBH on occasion....but use with any hambone...for a great mixed bean soup. 

Never tried that, but will have to give it a try. 

Webass

This is our go to for leftover ham bone.  We always leave plenty of ham on the bone. Follow the recipe as written. It's simple and delicious.  Our cooking preference is in the slow cooker on Hi for 5 hours.

http://www.hurstbeans.com/recipes/252/Original-15-Bean-Soup 

500

^^That's the beans and recipe I follow when making it in the slow cooker as well.^^
What's different for us is the plating.  It goes like this: Buttered white bread, then the soup beans, then diced raw onions, then bottled chili sauce, then salt and pepper, all piled up.  Wonderful.

JethroVA

yes sir. We have Lidl here, competitor to Aldi, and they've had smoked bone in hams for 49 cents lately.  Freezer full. 

Mickey

Nice! Just missing the cornbread for the: beans-onion-and cornbread. 

BikerBob

Gotta have cornbread for soup beans and cornbread-a mountain staple. Always used dried beans soaked over night and cooked a while in cast iron makes the best. In a pinch a crock pot will do.

epcotisbest

Mickey said:

Nice! Just missing the cornbread for the: beans-onion-and cornbread. 

BikerBob said:

Gotta have cornbread for soup beans and cornbread-a mountain staple. Always used dried beans soaked over night and cooked a while in cast iron makes the best. In a pinch a crock pot will do.