Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, leftover ham and lentil soup. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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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 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:
- Prepare Base
- Make ready Hunk of butter (or oil)
- Take 1 onion, diced
- Make ready 3 cloves garlic
- Get 3 carrots
- Make ready 1 tsp flour
- Make ready Splash wine
- Prepare 1 cup stock (chicken/pork/veggie all work)
- Get Bouquet Garni (herb bundle)
- Take Cheesecloth
- Get Butcher’s twine
- Make ready 1 cinnamon stick
- Get 2 bay leaves, broken
- Make ready 2 allspice
- Take 2 star anise
- Get 4 cloves
- Make ready 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- Get 1/2 tsp fenugreek
- Take 1 dried chili pepper
- Make ready 1 tsp thyme
- Get The Soup
- Prepare 1 cup dry lentils (green or yellow)
- Take 1 Tupperware of leftover roasted ham, diced
- Make ready 1/2 tsp cumin (optional)
- Take 1/2 tsp garam masala (optional)
- Get Salt and pepper
- Make ready Garnish
- Get Chopped fresh cilantro
- Get Sour cream
- Get 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.
Steps to make Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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