I grew up eating this soup, and it has always been one of my favorites! There are many ways you can tweak this recipe- add whatever veggies you like! The one thing you MUST do to get that delicious flavor is BOIL A HAM BONE to make your broth! :)
Check out my YouTube video on how to make this!
Ingredients:
Ham bone and leftover scraps of ham (my dad makes ham all the time. Any time he makes the ham, we save the ham bone and any scraps of ham that weren't eaten that day. If we don't want to make the soup within a few days, we will just freeze it all and pull it out whenever!)
Enough water to cover the ham bone in a large soup pot
Salt, to taste
1 diced onion
A 32 oz. bag of frozen mixed vegetables
2 14.5 oz. cans of diced tomatoes (or any tomatoes you have on hand)
1 small can of tomato sauce OR 2 Tbsp. of tomato paste
2 diced potatoes
In a large soup pot, cover your ham bone with water. Add a good pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and partially cover. Once it comes to a boil, bring the heat down to medium-low and simmer for 2 hours. Try not to let too much water evaporate!
Take out the hambone and set aside.
Add in the diced onion, mixed vegetables, tomatoes/tomato paste, and diced potatoes. Now that everything is added, see if you need to add any water to it.
Let this simmer for about 25 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.
I serve mine with either corn bread or Ritz crackers! Enjoy! :)