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Making homemade Ham Bone Broth is so easy and so worth it! It's rich, flavorful, and perfect for making soup from scratch. Ham stock is the best way to use up that leftover ham bone!
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Ham Broth
If you're like me, you've probably made this same mistake: you've thrown away the bone after cooking a ham dinner. I'm here to tell you to stop throwing that bone away, you'll thank me later!
There is no better use for that ham bone than to learn how to make ham bone broth. It's so easy and tastes incredible compared to store-bought stock. Having it on hand is such a treat, from using it as a base for soups to mixing it in to everyday recipes you'd make with other stocks or broths.
Just like chicken, turkey, or beef bones, your ham bone is loaded with flavor that can easily be simmered down to create the best bone broth ever! What I love most is that it eliminates food waste, as it makes use of every part of the ham.
Try out my ham broth recipe for your next soup and let me know what you think about the flavor. I bet you'll be amazed!
Ham Stock Ingredients
- ham bone
- carrots
- onion
- celery
- garlic
- bay leaves
- water
For other proteins like beef or chicken stock, see How to Make Stock.
How to Make Ham Bone Broth
- In a large pot, add ham bones, carrots, celery, bay leaves, garlic, onion, and water.
- Cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 4 hours.
- Remove the lid and give the broth a good stir. Remove bay leaves.
- Strain ham broth if needed and store in an airtight container. Enjoy broth in soups!
Homemade Bone Broth Tips
- Store your ham bone in the freezer until you're ready to make ham broth!
- Once your stock has finished cooking, remove the bone and set aside to cool. Pick any leftover ham pieces off the bone and enjoy!
- If you don't have a ham bone, you can easily make ham broth with leftover ham pieces and following the same instructions.
Ham Broth FAQs
When making homemade bone broth such as ham stock from a bone, you can use fresh vegetables and herbs to add flavor to the stock, such as the classic mix of onions, celery, garlic, and carrots, as well as bay leaves. Other herbs to consider are rosemary, thyme, and lemongrass.
If you haven't cooked a full ham and want to make homemade stock, you may find ham bones in the meat section at your local grocery store for sale.
What to Make with Ham Bone Broth
Homemade ham bone broth is perfect used as a base for soups or stews, like split pea soup or ham bone soup. I love using ham broth in placement of vegetable broth, or water for pasta or rice when cooking most recipes!
Storing Ham Bone Broth
- Refrigerator: Store ham broth in an airtight container placed in the fridge for up to one week.
- Freezing: Freezer ham broth for up to 3 months. I recommend storing it in smaller portions such as freezing it in an ice cube tray first, so you can thaw accordingly!
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Ham Bone Broth
Equipment
- 1 Large pot (holds 12 cups of water)
Ingredients
- ham bone
- 2 celery stalks roughly chopped
- 2 medium carrots roughly chopped
- ½ medium onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 bay leaves
- 12 cups water
Instructions
- In a large pot add ham bones, carrots, celery, bay leaves, garlic, half an onion, and 12 cups of water.ham bone, 2 celery stalks, 2 medium carrots, ½ medium onion, 2 cloves garlic, 2 bay leaves, 12 cups water
- Cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 4 hours.
- Remove the lid and give the broth a good stir. Remove bay leaves.
- Strain ham broth if needed and store in an airtight container. Enjoy broth in soups!
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Notes
- Store your ham bone in the freezer until you're ready to make ham broth!
- Once your stock has finished cooking, remove the bone and set aside to cool. Pick any leftover ham pieces off the bone and enjoy!
- If you don't have a ham bone, you can easily make ham broth with leftover ham pieces and follow the same instructions.
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Carol Porter says
Hi Isabel
Thank you for the post on how to make ham broth. I was wondering what to do with the bone of the ham. I ended up freezing some of the broth and then making black eyed pea soup out of the rest.
It was a great dinner!
C.P
Eureka ca
Isabel Laessig says
So glad you enjoyed it, Carol!