What shall I do with this ham stock type stuff?

[MaryMotherOfCheeses]

It's basically a litre of what's left over from cooking a ham on a rack over a litre of cider, with carrots, onion and bayleaves.

The recipe didn't say anything about keeping it. Is it just grim or worth keeping?

And if so, what do I do with it. I've never heard of ham gravy before...

Maybe some kind of soup?

Reduce it and I should have thought you'd have a lovely stock. You could make ham and pea risotto or as you said, soup.

Lentil soup made from ham stock is fabulous. But I would check it first to make sure it isn't too salty.

Just made a delicious vegetable and ham soup from the stock of a piece of boiled ham hock. Added parsley dumplings to make it go further. Everyone enjoyed, including kids

Minestrone!

Oooh it looks very lentil soupish. I think I'll try that.

It's got a fair bit of cider in it, so I suspect any pea in pea and ham would get a bit drowned.

we froze ours in a variety of small tubs to use as stock in soups, risottos etc

Well, I made a bean and veg soup, which was nice but needed a bit of water to weaken the overriding cider flavour.

I think it would be jolly nice as a mushroom soup. I'll use the other half of the stock for that.

only just seen this. I dilute ham stock by half as its very strong and salty.

how was Slubber's ham?

It was deeelicious

will have to give it a go