coyote bob's leftover hambone mega soup

St. Albans, VT
Updated on Dec 29, 2012

There's nothing so endearing as making a delicious meal from discarded bones. A very good, stick-to-your-ribs, soup for the winter nights like we have here in Northern Vermont. The house smells heavenly while this is cooking.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 12 Hr
method ---
yield 8 +

Ingredients

  • 1 pound bob's red mill 13 bean soup mix
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 - left over ham bone
  • 1 - onion, chopped
  • 3 - carrots, sliced
  • 3 - celery stalks, sliced
  • 1 - 15-oz can diced tomatoes
  • 3 - garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 1/2 cups egg noodles, uncooked
  • 1 tablespoon no sodium italian spice, such as spicely's
  • 1 tablespoon salt substitute such as morton's
  • - pepper, to taste

How To Make coyote bob's leftover hambone mega soup

  • Step 1
    The prior night, soak one (1) pound of mixed beans in water.
  • Step 2
    In the morning, drain the beans through a sieve and put into a large stock pot
  • Step 3
    Place left over ham bone, and three (3) quarts of good spring water into the stock pot with the beans. Bring to a boil.
  • Step 4
    Set pot to actively simmer for two hours. Remove any scum that accumulates at the surface.
  • Step 5
    While this is simmering, chop onion, celery, carrots. Mince garlic.
  • Step 6
    After the two hours has elapsed, add the vegetables, garlic, can of diced tomatoes, Italian spice and salt substitute. Set timer for additional two (2) hours and simmer.
  • Step 7
    After about an hour, add two (2) cups egg noodles
  • Step 8
    After two (2)hours, discard the bone, leaving whatever meat that has fallen off in with the soup.

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