This is one of my favorite meals of all time! Especially during winter when I need a great warm-up and when I am sick (everyone at home is soooo very sick right now, it is completely miserable).
Trim some but NOT all fat off of your ham (bone-in is best) add about 3/4 cup water to the bottom of the baking pan. Bake 15 minutes per pound at 350°. When your ham is done cooking let sit in the juices to cool and pour some more juicy fatty goodness to seep out. Trim off a few strips for a couple hot ham and cheese sandwiches ;) and then cube the rest of the ham for the soup. Save the fat and juices that are left in the pan for the soup.
3 cups ham cubed
2 cups water
all fat and juices left from baked ham
2 tsp black pepper
2 cans green beans (or 2 cups fresh green beans with 1/3 cup water); half drained
5 large potatoes cubed
In a soup pot over medium heat, add 2 cups of water, 2tsp black pepper (freshly ground tastes best), the saved fat and juices from the baked ham. Cook until congealed fat bits have melted and you have a pot of liquid. Add ham, potatoes and black pepper (add more to taste at the end if needed). Once the potatoes have cooked add in the cans of green beans (if using fresh green beans I suggest adding them with the potatoes). Let simmer until the liquids cook down a bit and the beans and potatoes have cooked. Remove from heat and ladle into bowls, enjoy with a piece of buttered bread (as my Memmy used to do).
Casandra
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