Ham Bone Vegetable Soup 1967

Submitted by andypandy

"Dutch , german recipe...If I have left over ham meat, I will also add this when I add the cabbage..."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 40mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Yields: 12 generous bowls

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 3 medium onions, chopped
• 1 medium red bell pepper, chopped
• 1 large grated carrot, or small dice
• 1 meaty ham bone
• 8 black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves, dried
• 3 quarts chicken stock (or water)
• 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed into 3/4 inch
• 3 cups chopped cabbage (1 small head)
• 1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes with juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh marjoram or 1 tablespoon oregano (1 tsp. dried)
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme (1 tsp dried)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (tabasco)
• 1 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley
• salt and pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar (optional)

directions

1. Heat oil and add onion, carrot, and bell pepper.
2. Saute until soft and beginning to colour.
3. Add ham bone, peppercorns, bay leaf and stock or water.
4. Cover bring to a boil.
5. Simmer one hour.
6. Skim off foam.
7. Add potatoes, cabbage, tomatoes, partially cover.
8. Cook on simmer for one hour.
9. Add herbs and sauce and simmer 15 minutes.
10. Add the parsley last, and serve immediately.

Reviews

[MnBiker]

I have made this soup many times now and it has become one of my very favorites. The only thing I do different is add celery, green beans, fresh or frozen, cut. and fresh sliced mushrooms.(love my veggies lol) My whole family just loves it too. I want to thank you for sharing this recipe and i tell everyone I know how great it is. And pass it along to them. And I'm glad I could be the first to post a photo. Would have givien it 10 stars if i could........

 

[messystation]

I was looking up this recipe to prepare for the Easter ham left-overs, and realized I hadn't rated it from the Christmas ham left-overs! I love soups, but despise cream-based soups, so this was the perfect find. I used noodles instead of potatoes, and red cabbage instead of regular. This is an awesome soup and it makes a ton!

 

[Lawyer n Chef]

I followed the recipe (as much as I follow any recipe) except instead of potatoes, I pureed a can of Great Northern Beans with some of the broth and added a can of tomato paste. The soup is thicker and has a few less carbs, but is delicious. Highly recommended!!

 

[jimmycanrun]

Loved this soup, but you will want to add more potatoes. This makes a HUGE batch of soup. Very tasty.

 

[Diamondlil]

I cut this recipe in half and it still made a lot of soup. I made as is with the exception of adding tomato sauce along with the canned tomatoes because I like my soup to have more of a tomato base. I used seasoned salt instead of regular salt and did not use the optional sugar in the recipe. I really like this soup. It had a lot of flavor. I would probably add a little more potatoes next time. This is actually a pretty healthy soup. Too bad it is only my husband and I, even with cutting the recipe in half, we still have a lot of soup left. I think I will try freezing some. Thanks for sharing your recipe with us.