Ham is pork.

I would use pork neck bone with your ham bone to make bean soup.

dcarch

I use whatever I have on hand--chicken, pork, brat, ham broth. Or just water if I have a really meaty ham bone. Along with some celery, onion and a dried arbol pepper or two.

ok -- water only. Should have thought this through. Beans, veggies, bone and water barely fit in my 5 quart slow cooker! Will have to add more H2O when I remove the ham bone. Making this as a surprise for my mother when she comes over tonight. Hope it works!

I use either. But probably use water more times than I use I use broth.

Hubs made AMAZING navy bean soup in the crockpot from a ham bone yesterday. Basics were onion, carrot, celery. Water to cover. Seasonings were 2 bay leaves, (and then it gets a little murky because I had to leave for work and hubs is very secretive about his recipes and techniques). As far as I can tell, he added garlic, thyme, and Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb seasoning. Along with our secret ingredient for the best soups, "Better Than Bouillon" vegetable soup base. It's an amazing base for soups and we like it much better than unsalted chicken broth which is the other product we use. The only thing stopping us from using it more is we try to do as low salt as possible. Hubs also said he added a bit more of our leftover ham to the mix than just what was on the bone.

I have a ham bone too, and I am thinking of using it to make potato bisque soup. The recipe does not call for ham or a bone, but I thought ham and potato soup sounds good. I also have mixed dried beans in the cupboard too. Wish I had 2 ham bones! I like to make soups for lunch.

Late as you've already started it, but yes, the ham bone will work, with ham left on : ) I prefer using hamhocks - the flavor is better IMO. I usually use several hocks, and make the broth first, then pull apart the ham and add more from leftovers saved when cooking my beans (yes, I do it in 2 stages rather than all at once). Yes to bay leaves.

Sheilajoyce, were it me, I'd add some ham to your potato bisque, for something a bit different!

BUT.....she already had the ham bone....what should she do? Throw it away and buy a ham hock?
Bean, or pea...or lentil or potato soup made with the bone from your Easter ham is wonderful!! Whether to use water of chicken broth depends on the saltiness of your ham....and your tolerance for salt. Remember...you can add salt but it's hard to remove. I usually use water unless I am making a huge pot of soup from one small ham bone.

I like using pinto beans with my ham bone/hock. Start with bringing water to a boil and add dry beans. Bring back to a boil, cover and turn off the heat. Let set one hour, after which they are ready for the IP or crock pot. Soup for a couple days, and flavor improves with age. I save part of the boil water to stretch the soup. Now I gotta go make some ...

"BUT.....she already had the ham bone....what should she do? Throw it away and buy a ham hock?"

"Late as you've already started it, but yes, the ham bone will work, with ham left on : )" was my response : )

Soup turned out great just using water, ham bone, celery/carrots and beans.

stirfry, I'm glad it turned out well, I think it's always good, whatever I have that I add in or don't have that I take out, LOL.

2many, I always have the hocks smoked when I have a pig processed, and those hocks get saved for the beans.

Annie

annie 1992 -- yes, I forgot to say I put two onions in too. They are almost my favorite part of the soup!