Set, forget, fall apart meat, flavour infused soup!

Youll love the creamy broth (but no cream!

), and how the tender beans absorb the flavour.

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Leave some of the ham tender and juicy, pan fry some to make it crispy.

Its the best of both worlds!

Leftover Ham Bone Soup!

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Ham bones are highly coveted in my circle .

Each year, I gather as many as I can and stash them in my deep freezer.

In truth, those gifts came with the conditionthat I get the ham bone!!

Crispy pan fried ham

For those that didnt,dont worry this can be made with a store bought ham bone!

I really tried to get excited about those versions (and maybe its something that comes with maturity? )

but I just wanted something more.

Leftover ham bone

This creamy (yetcream-less) Ham Bone Soup withcrispy golden ham bitsis my idea of different.

My friend was kind enough to leave plenty of ham on it.

It weighed 1.1 kg / 2.2lb.

How to make Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup with Beans

But if yours has been picked clean, dont worry!

Youll still extract plenty of flavour from the bone and non-edible parts of the ham.

Just purchase some extra ham meat to toss into the soup or bulk up on more veggies instead!

Leftover carrot and celery from ham stock

Make soup thickening basein the same pan by mixing milk with cornflour/cornstarch.

I promised this ham bone soup was a step above the usual!

More and more incredible flavour in every step!!

How to make Slow Cooker Ham Bone Soup with Beans

Soup Dunkers

The nice thing about this recipe is that you could make it in stages.

End result was always just as good!

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