Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup
Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, leftover ham and lentil soup. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup includes super yummy leftovers from the Riesling-Peach Glazed Ham and makes a hearty, healthy, and tasty dinner! How to make Ham and Lentil Soup in a Dutch oven on the stove: Heat olive oil in the Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering. In a Dutch oven, bring ham bone and water to a boil.

Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup is something that I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook leftover ham and lentil soup using 30 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup:
  1. Take Base
  2. Make ready Hunk of butter (or oil)
  3. Prepare 1 onion, diced
  4. Prepare 3 cloves garlic
  5. Make ready 3 carrots
  6. Get 1 tsp flour
  7. Prepare Splash wine
  8. Prepare 1 cup stock (chicken/pork/veggie all work)
  9. Get Bouquet Garni (herb bundle)
  10. Take Cheesecloth
  11. Get Butcher’s twine
  12. Take 1 cinnamon stick
  13. Take 2 bay leaves, broken
  14. Prepare 2 allspice
  15. Take 2 star anise
  16. Take 4 cloves
  17. Prepare 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
  18. Take 1/2 tsp fenugreek
  19. Prepare 1 dried chili pepper
  20. Get 1 tsp thyme
  21. Take The Soup
  22. Take 1 cup dry lentils (green or yellow)
  23. Get 1 Tupperware of leftover roasted ham, diced
  24. Get 1/2 tsp cumin (optional)
  25. Get 1/2 tsp garam masala (optional)
  26. Take Salt and pepper
  27. Take Garnish
  28. Get Chopped fresh cilantro
  29. Take Sour cream
  30. Make ready Croutons

An interesting and delicious twist on what seems like an an ordinary lentil soup. I made this with bacon instead of cooked ham, sautéing the bacon with the veggies and lentils at the beginning. Your family will love this classic, slow-simmered lentil soup. The hearty soup includes carrots, celery, and onions, along with basic seasonings.

Steps to make Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup:
  1. Cook your lentils. Wash dry lentils thoroughly (all sorts of weird stuff turns up in dry lentils, I found a piece of wood in mine). Add to a large pot of boiling water, boil for half an hour and drain, reserving water.
  2. Make your herb bundle. Double layer a square of cheesecloth. Lay all the things you don’t want to chew in the middle. Bundle it up, tying with butcher’s twine. Do not make my mistake and include veggie stalks - I thought it would be an easy way to impart more flavour, but forgot they would expand and stretch out the cheesecloth.
  3. Make your base. Melt some butter; sauté onions, carrots, etc. until soft. Add the herb bundle, push it around for a bit, then toss it in the soup pot. Add minced garlic, cooking briefly. Add flour and cook until nutty. Splash in the wine, scraping the bottom of the pan to get the good bits while letting the alcohol evaporate. Slowly incorporate stock.
  4. Amass the soup! Add your delicious veggie mixture to a crock pot or large soup pot. Add the cooked lentils. Add the reserved lentil water until everything looks a bit too runny. Add cumin and garam masala, if using, and salt and pepper. Cook on low for as long as you’ve got (1-3h) on low heat.
  5. Get some texture. Dig out the herb bundle and 2 cups of soup. Purée the rest with a hand blender. Return veggies. Fry ham (with basting sauce, if you still have it) and add.
  6. Garnish and serve!

A leftover meaty ham bone or ham hock flavors this tasty lentil soup. It makes an excellent lunch when the soup is with a sandwich or salad (or just enjoyed in a big steamy bowl). Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. A ham bone left over from a previous meal gets a second chance when simmered with lentils and vegetables to make a hearty soup in less than an hour. Thick, hearty soup broth infused with incredible flavour from the ham bone!

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