Hambones…love ’em or hate ’em. What do you do with your leftover hambone? I used to toss it but after tasting this soup recipe, I’ll be using it.
A few years ago I tried (successfully in that I liked it) to make bean soup from a leftover hambone. It was good enough until my daughter texted me a recipe called Leftover Hambone Soup from Damn Delicious. This recipe was first published in 2013 but it’s a keeper.
Other than the thyme, I didn’t measure anything. I substituted red kidney beans for white ones, added a few stalks of celery, diced, and omitted the bay leaves and salt. Many commenters on the recipe on the blog also changed up the amounts to suit the items in their pantries but the hambone broth is essential for that delicious flavor. It took longer for me to prep than suggested so from start to seems to take me longer to do the prep for most recipes so allow two hours from the get-go to serving it up with some crusty bread.
This soup will be my go-to hambone soup from now on. And looking forward to our next ham! Click here for the recipe.
What do you do with your leftover hambone?
Knitting In Flashes 
Bean soup, potato and ham soup…yum. I always use it for soup. I’ll try this recipe next time!
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I may have to try this soup……ham and bean soup I make is just tolerable to me. This definitely more colorful and tasty!
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