Ham bone help, please

"modom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

soup--split pea, bean and lentil

modom <[email hidden]> wrote in news:6622vv8mp80alaqn97u2b4nqpgjfbn95cu@
4ax.com:

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

If it's that big, saw it into chunks and use it in more than one dish. Many soups would benefit from
a piece of this for flavoring. Also very good in a pot of turnip greens. If there's enough meat
tagging along, a long simmer with some aromatics would make a good stock and can be frozen for
future use.

Wayne

In article <[email hidden]>,

modom said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

Personally, I prefer lentiles to beans... Split peas are good also.

I'm just not much into beans. :-P

K.

--
^ ^ Cat's Haven Hobby Farm ^ ^ [email hidden] ^ ^

Quoted message said:

,,< >,,< >,,<

modom said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

Split pea soup. I am doing that with mine.

"modom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

I always do the same thing with ham bones. I've never found a better use for them! Pea soup. Big is
good and they are especially desirable with a little ham attached. Here is the recipe I have used
for many years.

Charlie

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Recipe by: unknown Modified by: Charlie

1 lb. (2.25 cups) green split peas 1 meaty ham bone (1.5 lbs)
1.5 cups sliced onion 1 tsp. salt
2/2 tsp. pepper
3/4 tsp. marjoram 1 cup sliced celery 1 cup diced carrots salt and pepper to taste

Cover peas with 2 quarts of cold water and soak overnight. (or gently simmer 2 minutes, then soak 1
hour). Add ham bone, onion and seasonings. Bring to boiling; cover, reduce heat and simmer gently
1.5 hours stirring occasionally. Remove ham bone, cut off meat and dice. Return meat to soup and add
the vegetables. Cook slowly, uncovered, 30 to 40 minutes. Taste and correct seasonings.

"modom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

You are obviously quite impressed with it.

How about some great soup? I just made a Senate bean soup on Sunday. It was absolutely fabulous and
very easy to make too. Plenty of leftovers for me and I am a hearty eater. I think it has to be one
of the classic bean soups.

clean and soak 1 pound of navy beans (or great northerns) overnight rinse and place in 6-8 quart pot
with hambone (maybe even a smoked ham hock if the bone is without much meat) cover with water or
chicken or vegetable stock (about 4 quarts) simmer for 2 hours

finely chop and sweat down in butter 1 sweet onion and 4 medium sized stalks celery remove ham bone
from pot add vegetables simmer 1 hour

meanwhile remove meat from hambone and shred thicken soup with 3 cups mashed potatoes

or

simmer 3 medium peeled and cubed potatoes during last hour of cooking then remove half of solids
puree add back to pot

Salt and pepper to taste during the last 10 minutes or so of cooking being careful not to oversalt
add back the shredded ham meat

serve

Paul

Quoted message said:

Did I mention that it's big?

You could hack the bone in half with a cleaver. Yesterday, I used my ham bone to make Hoppin' John.

Becca

"modom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

There are a million recipes here is one:

Dimitri

1 1/2 c. green split peas 2 qt. water Meaty ham bone
1/2 c. onion
2/4 tsp. pepper
3/4 tsp. garlic salt Salt to taste
4/4 tsp. marjoram 1 c. diced celery 1 c. diced carrots 1 tsp. parsley flakes, optional

Cover peas with water and soak overnight. Drain and add 2 quarts water,
ham bone, onion and seasonings. Bring to boil, cover and simmer 2 hours.
Stir occasionally. Remove bone, cut off any meat bits. Return meat to soup
and add remaining ingredients. Cook slowly 45 minutes or more. Serves 8.

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

I'd take it to a butcher and ask him to saw it into two or three pieces. Seriously. Then you could
be looking for three things to do with it. Me? I'm boring. I'd make navy bean soup and give some to
a former neighbor and some to my friend The Widow Geraldine. I wouldn't give any to my MIL, though,
because she told her daughter she doesn't like bean soup. She never did tell me; her daughter did.
--
-Barb 12-28-03: Tourtiere picture added to my site: <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Also a picture of my
Baba Authorized struhadlo for making halushky "If you're ever in a jam, here I am."

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
"]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

In article said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

I'd take it to a butcher and ask him to saw it into two or three pieces. Seriously. Then you could
be looking for three things to do with it. Me? I'm boring. I'd make navy bean soup and give some
to a former neighbor and some to my friend The Widow Geraldine. I wouldn't give any to my MIL,
though, because she told her daughter she doesn't like bean soup. She never did tell me; her
daughter did.
--

Maybe you should just give MIL the bone.

Jack Femuriffic!

Wayne Boatwright said:

modom <[email hidden]> wrote in news:6622vv8mp80alaqn97u2b4nqpgjfbn95cu@ 4ax.com:

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

If it's that big, saw it into chunks and use it in more than one dish. Many soups would benefit
from a piece of this for flavoring. Also very good in a pot of turnip greens. If there's enough
meat tagging along, a long simmer with some aromatics would make a good stock and can be frozen for
future use.

Wayne

Sawing it up is a good idea, but how? I mean, with what tool? I have a hacksaw, but it's been used
for regular hacksaw jobs and probably isn't food safe now.

Greens! Yes, yes.

modom

Charles Gifford said:

I always do the same thing with ham bones. I've never found a better use for them! Pea soup. Big is
good and they are especially desirable with a little ham attached. Here is the recipe I have used
for many years.

Charlie

SPLIT PEA SOUP

Recipe by: unknown Modified by: Charlie

1 lb. (2.25 cups) green split peas 1 meaty ham bone (1.5 lbs)
1.5 cups sliced onion 1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. marjoram 1 cup sliced celery 1 cup diced carrots salt and pepper to taste

Cover peas with 2 quarts of cold water and soak overnight. (or gently simmer 2 minutes, then soak 1
hour). Add ham bone, onion and seasonings. Bring to boiling; cover, reduce heat and simmer gently
1.5 hours stirring occasionally. Remove ham bone, cut off meat and dice. Return meat to soup and
add the vegetables. Cook slowly, uncovered, 30 to 40 minutes. Taste and correct seasonings.

Thanks, Charlie. And thanks to all who responded to my query.

modom

Melba's Jammin said:

In article said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

I'd take it to a butcher and ask him to saw it into two or three pieces. Seriously. Then you could
be looking for three things to do with it. Me? I'm boring. I'd make navy bean soup and give some to
a former neighbor and some to my friend The Widow Geraldine. I wouldn't give any to my MIL, though,
because she told her daughter she doesn't like bean soup. She never did tell me; her daughter did.

I didn't get this in time. I suppose the butcher at Brookshire's would help. But it's a holiday, so
that has to wait a day.

Thanks for the suggestion.

modom

just made some soup from broth first made from the ham bone - recipe at all.com split pea and ham
soup II. No reason you could not make much extra broth and then freeze the extra and some meat
remnants for some other recipe that you stumble upon..search on all.com for other recipes that you
could use the broth in..also search there for recipes that have a ham bone as an ingredient and look
for recipes that involve first making a stock with that bone.

Only thing different I would do from the recipe I used is leave it in my crock pot a day or day and
half while making the stock.. we are bit nervous about leaving the stove top on all night so it
instead took a few days of all day cooking..

--

Laura

"Janet Bostwick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

"modom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message "]news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

soup--split pea, bean and lentil

modom <[email hidden]> wrote in
:"]news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

modom <[email hidden]> wrote in news:6622vv8mp80alaqn97u2b4nqpgjfbn95cu@ 4ax.com:

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

If it's that big, saw it into chunks and use it in more than one dish. Many soups would benefit
from a piece of this for flavoring. Also very good in a pot of turnip greens. If there's enough
meat tagging along, a long simmer with some aromatics would make a good stock and can be frozen
for future use.

Wayne

Sawing it up is a good idea, but how? I mean, with what tool? I have a hacksaw, but it's been used
for regular hacksaw jobs and probably isn't food safe now.

Greens! Yes, yes.

modom

I have a hacksaw for the kitchen, so no problem there. For many years my dad always used the hacksaw
from his toolbox, removing the blade and washing it thoroughly both before and after sawing. I'm
sure between the washing and cooking the hambone it should be no problem. No one died!
<G>

Wayne

modom <[email hidden]> wrote in
:"]news:[email hidden]:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

modom <[email hidden]> wrote in news:6622vv8mp80alaqn97u2b4nqpgjfbn95cu@ 4ax.com:

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

If it's that big, saw it into chunks and use it in more than one dish. Many soups would benefit
from a piece of this for flavoring. Also very good in a pot of turnip greens. If there's enough
meat tagging along, a long simmer with some aromatics would make a good stock and can be frozen
for future use.

Wayne

Sawing it up is a good idea, but how? I mean, with what tool? I have a hacksaw, but it's been used
for regular hacksaw jobs and probably isn't food safe now.

Greens! Yes, yes.

modom

the dishwasher would/could sanitize the blade if that's your concern. Bandsaws using similar metal
in the construction of the blade are used to cut bones comercially all the time. Perhaps a sharp
chopping axe/hatchet if I missed your question's intent? Position the axe and strike with a mallet
for better aim/safety.

--
And the beet goes on! (or under) -me just a while ago

On 01/01/2004 10:19 AM, in article
[email hidden], "modom" <[email hidden]>
opined:

Quoted message said:

Wayne Boatwright said:

modom <[email hidden]> wrote in news:6622vv8mp80alaqn97u2b4nqpgjfbn95cu@ 4ax.com:

Quoted message said:

We have a big honking ham bone in the freezer. Really big. It's left over from an office party
before the holidays. Besides beans, what can we do with it?

Did I mention that it's big?

modom

If it's that big, saw it into chunks and use it in more than one dish. Many soups would benefit
from a piece of this for flavoring. Also very good in a pot of turnip greens. If there's enough
meat tagging along, a long simmer with some aromatics would make a good stock and can be frozen
for future use.

Wayne

Sawing it up is a good idea, but how? I mean, with what tool? I have a hacksaw, but it's been used
for regular hacksaw jobs and probably isn't food safe now.

Greens! Yes, yes.

modom

Get a new blade and wash it in hot soap and water. Keep that blade for next year.
--
================================================================
There's nothing like the sight of the gallows to focus the mind.
================================================================

In article <[email hidden]>,

Quoted message said:

Sawing it up is a good idea, but how? I mean, with what tool? I have a hacksaw, but it's been used
for regular hacksaw jobs and probably isn't food safe now.

Oh, pishtosh! You're gonna cook that bone forever -- so clean up the blade before and after.
--
-Barb 12-28-03: Tourtiere picture added to my site: <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Also a picture of my
Baba Authorized struhadlo for making halushky "If you're ever in a jam, here I am."

Melba's Jammin said:

In article said:

Sawing it up is a good idea, but how? I mean, with what tool? I have a hacksaw, but it's been
used for regular hacksaw jobs and probably isn't food safe now.

Oh, pishtosh! You're gonna cook that bone forever -- so clean up the blade before and after.

Pishtosh? Pishtosh!? Ahem...I ran the saw blade through the dishwasher and hacked the bone. One
chunk went into D's blackeyes; two others went into the freezer.

It wasn't germs I was worried about, but metals, by the way. Cooking kills germs, but metals don't
care how hot the broth is.

modom