Vegetable Soup with Ham

Vegetable Soup with Ham

Ingredients:

  • 1 piece pre-cook ham bone, about 1 1/2 lb (0.75 kg);
  • 1 cup pre-cook ham, about 8 oz (250 g);
  • 3 large onions, cut to 1/4” (0.75 cm) slices;
  • 1 carrot, mince;
  • 10 cloves garlic, pound and chop;
  • 8 cups (1,920 ml) water;
  • 2 cups escarole, cut to 1” (2 cm) stripes;
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil;
  • 1 tablespoon freshly chopped Italian parsley;
  • 1/2 tablespoon sea salt, adjust to taste.

Recipe:

Serving for 8

  1. Add vegetable oil to a large stock pot over medium high heat;
  2. Sauté onion until soft and translucent but not brown;
  3. Add chopped garlic and minced carrot;
  4. Add 8 cups of boiling water;
  5. And then the ham bone and sea salt;
  6. Lower to simmer when it comes to a boil;
  7. Cook for 1 1/2 hours or until ham falls off the bone;
  8. Add escarole for another 2 minutes;
  9. Put ham on the bottom of a bowl;
  10. Add soup and top with Italian parsley;
  11. Serve hot.

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