Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup
Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup

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Leftover Ham Soup with Lentils Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup includes super yummy leftovers from the Riesling-Peach Glazed Ham and makes a hearty, healthy, and tasty dinner! It's of Hunk of butter (or oil). In a Dutch oven, bring ham bone and water to a boil. How to make Ham and Lentil Soup in a slow cooker: Heat olive oil in a pan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until shimmering.

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

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

My version is spicy and includes lots of garlic and leftover Easter ham. Your family will love this classic, slow-simmered lentil soup. Hearty and filling, it gets flavor and texture from carrots, celery, and onions, while meaty cubes of leftover ham or ham hock add a smoky profile. Our easy-to-make homemade croutons are a great way of repurposing stale bread, and they add creaminess and crunch to the soup.

Instructions 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!

Hearty and filling, it gets flavor and texture from carrots, celery, and onions, while meaty cubes of leftover ham or ham hock add a smoky profile. Our easy-to-make homemade croutons are a great way of repurposing stale bread, and they add creaminess and crunch to the soup. Ham and lentil soup is great for lunch or as a comforting, warming snack. Whether you are using a ham hock or some leftover cooked ham, you can add that flavor to the lentil soup and be guaranteed that it will come out beautifully. Add your delicious veggie mixture to a crock pot or large soup pot.

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