How to Cook Appetizing Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup

Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup. Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup includes super yummy leftovers from the Riesling-Peach Glazed Ham and makes a hearty, healthy, and tasty dinner! 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. In a Dutch oven, bring ham bone and water to a boil.

A thick and chunky soup recipe like Ham and Lentils soup is a real man pleaser. The tender lentils and hearty cubes of leftover ham are filling enough that the men in the family will love it. Serve Crock Pot Ham and Lentils Soup with, homemade biscuits, a loaf of homemade Italian bread. You can cook Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup using 30 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup

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

An interesting and delicious twist on what seems like an an ordinary lentil soup. I made this with bacon instead of cooked ham, sautéing the bacon with the veggies and lentils at the beginning. Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Your family will love this classic, slow-simmered lentil soup.

Leftover Ham and Lentil Soup instructions

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!.

The hearty soup includes carrots, celery, and onions, along with basic seasonings. A leftover meaty ham bone or ham hock flavors this tasty lentil soup. It makes an excellent lunch when the soup is with a sandwich or salad (or just enjoyed in a big steamy bowl). 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. Thick, hearty soup broth infused with incredible flavour from the ham bone!

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