Wow! It's a do-over!

I cooked two ham bones down with garlic, celery and onion (and water, of
course, not quite covering the bones, but close). I cooked them down until
the meat and fat fell off the bone. Then I strained the broth, picked all
the meat off the bones, and let it sit so I could skim the fat off the top
of the cooling broth. Meanwhile, I cut up more onion, garlic and celery
very finely and sauteed that with about 3 - 4 tablespoons of butter and when
the mix got soft, I added 4 8-ounce containers of sliced mushrooms (fresh)
and some dried sage. (I wanted to use Thyme, but I didn't have any!) When
all that was cooked, I threw it in a pot and added about 5 ladels full of
the ham broth. Okay, time for the half and half. I kept pouring until it
was soupy and did a taste test. Hmmm. Needed salt. I added salt until it
worked.

WOW (again).

To make sure that I wasn't fooling myself I brought a small bowl of it over
to my neighbor's house and her eyes got really wide. She declared it
excellent which meant her kids devoured the rest of the bowl.

It is a winner folks.

kili

Kilikini wrote:
> Wow! It's a do-over!
>
> I cooked two ham bones down with garlic, celery and onion (and water, of
> course, not quite covering the bones, but close). I cooked them down until
> the meat and fat fell off the bone. Then I strained the broth, picked all
> the meat off the bones, and let it sit so I could skim the fat off the top
> of the cooling broth. Meanwhile, I cut up more onion, garlic and celery
> very finely and sauteed that with about 3 - 4 tablespoons of butter and when
> the mix got soft, I added 4 8-ounce containers of sliced mushrooms (fresh)
> and some dried sage. (I wanted to use Thyme, but I didn't have any!) When
> all that was cooked, I threw it in a pot and added about 5 ladels full of
> the ham broth. Okay, time for the half and half. I kept pouring until it
> was soupy and did a taste test. Hmmm. Needed salt. I added salt until it
> worked.
>
> WOW (again).
>
> To make sure that I wasn't fooling myself I brought a small bowl of it over
> to my neighbor's house and her eyes got really wide. She declared it
> excellent which meant her kids devoured the rest of the bowl.
>
> It is a winner folks.
>
> kili
>
>
>

kewl! Dontcha just love it when that happens?! That did TFM think of it?

--
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

Steve Calvin wrote:
> Kilikini wrote:
>> Wow! It's a do-over!
>>
>> I cooked two ham bones down with garlic, celery and onion (and
>> water, of course, not quite covering the bones, but close). I
>> cooked them down until the meat and fat fell off the bone. Then I
>> strained the broth, picked all the meat off the bones, and let it
>> sit so I could skim the fat off the top of the cooling broth. Meanwhile,
>> I cut up more onion, garlic and celery very finely and
>> sauteed that with about 3 - 4 tablespoons of butter and when the mix
>> got soft, I added 4 8-ounce containers of sliced mushrooms (fresh)
>> and some dried sage. (I wanted to use Thyme, but I didn't have
>> any!) When all that was cooked, I threw it in a pot and added about
>> 5 ladels full of the ham broth. Okay, time for the half and half. I kept
>> pouring until it was soupy and did a taste test. Hmmm. Needed salt. I
>> added salt until it worked. WOW (again).
>>
>> To make sure that I wasn't fooling myself I brought a small bowl of
>> it over to my neighbor's house and her eyes got really wide. She
>> declared it excellent which meant her kids devoured the rest of the
>> bowl. It is a winner folks.
>>
>> kili
>>
>>
>>
>
> kewl! Dontcha just love it when that happens?! That did TFM think
> of it?


No! This was all my idea. (Like he'd even make soup. Sheesh!)

kili

Kilikini wrote:
>
> No! This was all my idea. (Like he'd even make soup. Sheesh!)
>
> kili
>
>

Man I've really gotta slow down. what I *meant* was... *what* did TFM
think of it.

--
Steve

Ever wonder about those people who spend $2.00 apiece on those little
bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backwards...

In article >,
"Kilikini" > wrote:

> Wow! It's a do-over!
>
> I cooked two ham bones down with garlic, celery and onion (and water, of
> course, not quite covering the bones, but close). I cooked them down until
> the meat and fat fell off the bone. Then I strained the broth, picked all
> the meat off the bones, and let it sit so I could skim the fat off the top
> of the cooling broth. Meanwhile, I cut up more onion, garlic and celery
> very finely and sauteed that with about 3 - 4 tablespoons of butter and when
> the mix got soft, I added 4 8-ounce containers of sliced mushrooms (fresh)
> and some dried sage. (I wanted to use Thyme, but I didn't have any!) When
> all that was cooked, I threw it in a pot and added about 5 ladels full of
> the ham broth. Okay, time for the half and half. I kept pouring until it
> was soupy and did a taste test. Hmmm. Needed salt. I added salt until it
> worked.
>
> WOW (again).
>
> To make sure that I wasn't fooling myself I brought a small bowl of it over
> to my neighbor's house and her eyes got really wide. She declared it
> excellent which meant her kids devoured the rest of the bowl.
>
> It is a winner folks.
>
> kili
>
>
>

Sounds awesome! :-)

Thanks for the recipe!

Kat
--
K.

Sprout the MungBean to reply

"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain

Steve Calvin wrote:
> Kilikini wrote:
>>
>> No! This was all my idea. (Like he'd even make soup. Sheesh!)
>>
>> kili
>>
>>
>
> Man I've really gotta slow down. what I *meant* was... *what* did TFM
> think of it.


He had seconds and immediately demanded that I make him a tupperware for him
to bring to work tomorrow. What does that tell ya? Oh, he also said if
this were a restaurant, he'd be willing to PAY for it. I done good! :~D

kili