Gotta Ham Bone. Need a recipe!

Google Senate Bean Soup. It is, by law, served in the U S Senate cafeteria every day and it is really good. I wonder if that is what makes our politicans
so full of gas. If I had a ham bone, that's what I would do with it.

coolbreeze01 wrote:
While pinto beans are good, my favorite is Navy Beans with ham, onion, celery, and seasonings.

The recipe I use is very close to this one with a head or a little less of garlic and Zatarains Cajun seasoning and a bay leaf.

lizzie wrote:
I am in the same situation with our holiday hambone. Can't decide between split pea soup and chick pea soup. My family would have a fit if I "wasted" a hambone on anything else. lizzie

The problem I always have is splitting those peas. it takes forever and I usually nick my fingers..:):) Jokes aside I do love split pea soup
especially when the weather is cold. However Ham bone and any kind of Beans or peas is definitely not a waste.

Put it in a pot with frozen mixed veggies, add water, potato and onion chopped up.
I also like barley.
Slow cook until the meat falls off of the bone.
Here is a tip I found out the hard way- If it was a spiral sliced ham you end up with pieces of bone from the slicer- NOT GOOD!

While pinto beans are good, my favorite is Navy Beans with ham, onion, celery, and seasonings.

Thanks for all the info folks; now decisions, decisions.......

THAT^^^ Pinto beans all the way.

You can't beat pinto beans with a ham bone! My new instant pot cooks my beans in 30 minutes...don't forget your raw, diced onions with cornbread. Yummy! I just used my turkey carcass from Thanksgiving for turkey soup yesterday.

I am in the same situation with our holiday hambone. Can't decide between split pea soup and chick pea soup. My family would have a fit if I "wasted" a hambone on anything else. lizzie

Nothing better (to me) than large limas cooked with a ham bone in a crock pot at home or a DO when camping. Helps to take a hammer and crack the bone first, then sides of rice, slice of onion and cornbread. I put it all together and let it cook until the beans are done, limas take very little time to cook.