Recipe of Perfect 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 get started with this recipe, we have to 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:

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

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.

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!

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. Heat oil in large soup pot. Italian Lentil Soup with Ham and a Parmesan Rind An Italian Lentil soup is healthy and hearty! My version is spicy and includes lots of garlic and leftover Easter ham.

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