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A New Ham Bone Bean Soup Recipe
I can't tell you exact proportions. Sorry. I was experimenting, which is how I often cook. The more experienced I get with cooking, the more these experiments turn out yummy. The downfall is that I do not write down what I am throwing in.
Anyway, what I did was start with a traditional bean soup recipe that included celery (which I grated into the soup instead of chopped) and garlic (which I also grated instead of pressed). I then added corn on the cob that I cut in half; along with several cups of frozen hash brown (grated) potatoes.
I learned that putting whole corn on the cob in soups is extremely tasty from a friend from Mexico.I put frozen hash browns in a lot of recipes; Including my rice cooker when I am cooking Basmati rice.
As for the spices... I added both cumin seed and cumin powder, cinnamon, powdered Greek seasoning, and lots of pepper. Do this all to taste, but remember not to put in too much cinnamon.
It has become a tradition around here to make ham-bone bean soup after Thanksgiving with the leftover ham. If anyone has any other recipe suggestions for holiday leftovers, e-mail me or leave a comment if you'd like.
