Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, leftover ham and lentil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup includes super yummy leftovers from the Riesling-Peach Glazed Ham and makes a hearty, healthy, and tasty dinner! In a Dutch oven, bring ham bone and water to a boil. To broth, add the lentils, tomatoes, carrots, celery, onions and seasonings; bring to a boil.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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:
- Make ready Base
- Make ready Hunk of butter (or oil)
- Make ready 1 onion, diced
- Take 3 cloves garlic
- Take 3 carrots
- Get 1 tsp flour
- Prepare Splash wine
- Prepare 1 cup stock (chicken/pork/veggie all work)
- Prepare Bouquet Garni (herb bundle)
- Prepare Cheesecloth
- Take Butcher’s twine
- Make ready 1 cinnamon stick
- Take 2 bay leaves, broken
- Make ready 2 allspice
- Make ready 2 star anise
- Make ready 4 cloves
- Make ready 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- Get 1/2 tsp fenugreek
- Take 1 dried chili pepper
- Prepare 1 tsp thyme
- Make ready The Soup
- Take 1 cup dry lentils (green or yellow)
- Take 1 Tupperware of leftover roasted ham, diced
- Get 1/2 tsp cumin (optional)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp garam masala (optional)
- Prepare Salt and pepper
- Make ready Garnish
- Make ready Chopped fresh cilantro
- Take Sour cream
- Get Croutons
It's of Hunk of butter (or oil). An Italian Lentil soup is healthy and hearty! My version is spicy and includes lots of garlic and leftover Easter ham. It melts in creating a bowl of heaven.
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!
The lentil soup by itself is delicious and filling, serving all the goodness of lentils in a bowl: high fiber, high protein, and high folate and iron . For meat lovers, add extra diced leftover ham, sliced smoked sausage, or diced cooked bacon in addition to or in place of the ham. 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. All the ways to make Ham and Lentil Soup: On the stovetop, in the crockpot, or in a modern pressure cooker, I've got you covered! 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.
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