Ham Bone Soup
-This paleo twist on the traditional Ham + Bean Soup will have you drooling for more!-
The holidays are long past us now, but aside from my Christmas tree that I have yet to put away {don’t judge, it’s still January}, not much remains from that joyous time of year. I did however peek into my freezer the other day and notice that I still had a perfectly preserved ham bone just hanging out + waiting to made into something tasty!
Since it’s still cold here in MN {I like to pretend we’re not in the dead of the winter, even if we are} + soup season is far from over, what better way to incorporate this ham hock into my blog than to turn it into soup! I had already used beef {Southwestern Chili} + chicken {Chicken Vegetable Soup} as protein sources for my January Soup Series, so it was definitely time to change things up a bit + add pork into the rotation.
Honestly, out of all of the soups I’ve made {not just for my blog, but in life} this is the easiest + best tasting of them all! I literally had all of the vegetables chopped + ready to go the night before, so that once morning came it was a piece of cake {gluten-free cake, of course}. I tossed everything into the my crockpot, set it on 8 hours, + headed back to work, only to return home to the most amazing aroma filling my house. I had to let it cool a bit before I could sample it, but it was well worth the wait. It tasted even better than it smelled and took less than 20 minutes to prepare total!
I happily bring you the 3rd soup of the January Soup Series…
Ham Bone Soup
Ingredients:
· 1 Leftover Ham Bone
· 4-6 Carrots, sliced {chose a # based on how thick you like your soup}
· ½ White Onion, diced
· 3 Celery Stalks, diced
· ½ Cabbage Head, cut into large chunks
· 1 ½ Tbsp. Sea Salt
· 1 ½ Tbsp. Ground Black Pepper
Methods:
1. Add all ingredients to a crockpot
2. Cover with water {filtered, if possible}
3. Allow to cook 8-10 hours
4. Carefully remove the ham bone + debone it, adding the meat back into the crockpot
5. Allow the soup to cool 10-15 minutes
6. Enjoy all of the deliciousness!
Do you save your holiday ham bones? If so, what is your favorite way to use them?
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