Ham Bone Soup

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 ham bone, meaty
• water
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 medium potatoes, diced
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 3 cups ham, diced
• 1 (16 ounce) can pinto beans
• 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 cups milk
• pepper
• cornstarch or instant potato flakes

Recipe

• 1 cover ham bone in water and simmer for about an hour.
• 2 add onion and bay leaves. simmer until onions are tender.
• 3 add potatoes, garlic, ham and beans. simmer until ham falls off bone.
• 4 remove ham from ham bone. add ham to soup and discard bone.
• 5 add butter, milk and pepper. simmer until heated thoroughly.
• 6 add cornstarch or instant potato flakes to thicken.