Ham and bean soup and prepping the Christmas roast

Made a ham Sunday

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Left overs

 

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Ham soup

Ingredients – black pepper, beef broth, tomato paste, onion, garlic, carrots, green onion, and some beans

I sauteed onions and garlic in some reserved ham fat, then added about 2 cups of beef broth, a can of tomato paste and the left over ham. Add water to cover then brought to boil. Reduce to simmer and let cook for a couple hours. Add in vinegar to taste then 3 cans of beans and some sliced carrots. Simmer for about an hour. I also added some green onions cause I had them.

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While that was cooking, it was time to prep the Strip loin for Christmas. Trimmed the roast.

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Scraps

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Seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic, and Lawrys seasoning salt. Wrapped and back in the fridge for a good 24 hours.

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