Had a big ham hock I had left over from the 35 lb hamzilla I made for Christmas. Also had a big bone from the ham (Had 2 but gave one to the daughter's dog for Christmas dinner.)
I was going to smoke the hock low and slow but then I remembered that I never have made homemade soup. So I looked up a bunch of recipes. Most were for ham and bean soup, some were for vegetable type soup. So I decided to take a little bit from each recipe.
So here are the guys I chose (marshmallows and banana's in the upper right are just photo-bombing the picture and aren't part of the team.)
Meant to include celery but I forgot to buy it at the store and I am too lazy to go back.
Put some oil in the pot, added the hock and the bone, after that I chopped the garlic, onion, green onion, and carrots and threw them in. Let them all brown for a while and then added enough chicken broth to cover the hock and bone.
Now it is simmering for a few hours and then I will add the rest of the players.
