Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, leftover ham and lentil soup. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup is something which I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
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 components. You can cook leftover ham and lentil soup using 30 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup:
- Get Base
- Prepare Hunk of butter (or oil)
- Prepare 1 onion, diced
- Get 3 cloves garlic
- Get 3 carrots
- Make ready 1 tsp flour
- Get Splash wine
- Prepare 1 cup stock (chicken/pork/veggie all work)
- Get Bouquet Garni (herb bundle)
- Get Cheesecloth
- Prepare Butcher’s twine
- Take 1 cinnamon stick
- Take 2 bay leaves, broken
- Prepare 2 allspice
- Take 2 star anise
- Prepare 4 cloves
- Get 1/2 tsp black peppercorns
- Take 1/2 tsp fenugreek
- Get 1 dried chili pepper
- Take 1 tsp thyme
- Take The Soup
- Make ready 1 cup dry lentils (green or yellow)
- Make ready 1 Tupperware of leftover roasted ham, diced
- Get 1/2 tsp cumin (optional)
- Get 1/2 tsp garam masala (optional)
- Take Salt and pepper
- Get Garnish
- Get Chopped fresh cilantro
- Prepare Sour cream
- Make ready 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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