Holiday Spiral Ham and Lima Bean Soup

Leftover spiral ham is the gift that keeps on giving this holiday season, simmered slowly with lima beans into this deeply flavorful soup.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 35 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 40 mins
• Calories: 220 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2 quarts water
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 (16 ounce) package dried lima beans
• 1 ham bone with meat
• 0.5 teaspoon salt

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place lima beans in a large bowl and cover with several inches of water; soak 8 hours to overnight.

Step 2

Bring water, ham bone, and onion to a boil in a pot. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until onion is tender, about 1 hour.

Step 3

Drain and rinse lima beans and add to the pot with the ham bone. Add brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, dry mustard, and salt. Simmer, covered, about 2 hours. Uncover and continue simmering soup until beans are tender, about 30 minutes more.

Step 4

Remove ham bone from soup; cut the meat into bite-sized pieces. Discard bone and return meat to the soup.