Dinner for 6

Ham Bone Rice Soup

Name: Ham Bone Rice Soup
Total time: 160 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 kg ham bone / hock; 1 1/4 cups long grain white rice; 9 cups water; salt & white pepper; finely sliced green onion; fried asian shallots / onions or something else crunchy (optional); sesame oil (optional)

$7.00for 4160 minServes 6

A ham bone simmers in water before rice cooks in the rich broth, creating a thick soup finished with green onion.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Ham, 2.2 lb$3.99/lb typical	2.2 lb	$8.79Typical price
	Rice, 8.25 oz$0.08/oz typical	8.25 oz	$0.65Typical price
	Green onions, 0.5$1.19 each typical	0.5	$0.59Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.50

Swaps

Swap rice for quinoaabout $0.12/oz more at typical prices

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Typical price

$1.75 per serving$7.00 for 4

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Ingredients

1 kg ham bone / hock
1 1/4 cups long grain white rice
9 cups water
salt & white pepper
finely sliced green onion
fried asian shallots / onions or something else crunchy (optional)
sesame oil (optional)

Steps

Place the ham bone and 9 cups water in a large pot, bring it to a boil, then simmer gently for 120 minutes.
Remove the ham bone, add the rice to the broth, and simmer for 30 minutes until the rice is tender.
Pull the meat from the bone, discard the bone, and return the meat to the pot.
Season the soup with salt and white pepper, then stir in sliced green onion and heat for 10 minutes.

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