Ham Bone Soup

Submitted by out of here

"This is what I did with my leftover ham bone. We love soup, so I made up this tasty one."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 1 ham bone, with some meat on
• 1 cup chopped sweet onion
• 2 cups carrots
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1⁄4 cup barley
• 2 (16 ounce) cans butter beans
• 1⁄2 head cabbage
• 2 small rutabagas
• 2 tablespoons chicken base or 2 tablespoons bouillon
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar

directions

1. Put the ham bone in water to cover, bring to boiling, then reduce the heat to low and simmer 1 hour with, chopped onions, sliced carrots, and diced rutabaga.
2. Add the tomatoes, barley, beans, and cabbage.
3. Add the bouillon, pepper and sugar.
4. Cook until the meat falls off the bone.
5. Remove the ham bone cut the ham in little pieces and put back in the soup. Enjoy!

Reviews

[catherinemorritt]

This is such a delicious soup! And it got better each day. I did not add any beans but did add some parsnips I had to use up. Then I omitted the sugar. Delicious!