Find out why—and what a ham hock can do for your recipes. You can order a deli meat ham sandwich at a sub shop, and many American families share Easter ham if they celebrate the holiday.

you've probably come across recipes that call for either a ham bone or a ham hock. While these two might sound interchangeable, they come from different parts of the pig and provide unique flavors ...

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. In a small, lidded, oven-safe casserole, cook ham hock, carrots, onions, celery, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf and stock, covered, until ham ...

Place the ham hock in a pot and cover with cold water. Add the onion and celery and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 3 hours or until the ham is tender. Remove ham from stock and set aside.

Place the ham hock in a large saucepan or casserole pot and add the carrot, turnip, celery and onion. Cover with water and either place on a stove top and simmer until ham is fork tender or cover ...

Hocks can be salty and smoky so I advise soaking overnight in cold water. Keep covered in the refrigerator. The meat on a bacon hock takes longer to become tender, so cook on stove-top for an hour ...

If you've got ham hocks or leftover ham bones, it's easy to make this fragrant broth — you don't even have to do any chopping, save for halving a couple onions and thickly slicing a celery stalk!

A flavoursome ham hock with spinach and a perfectly poached egg is my ideal breakfast, especially when ravenous after a morning of exercise. You can buy the bearnaise sauce, but home-made is next ...

But they’re one of my must-haves, especially paired with a good value ham hock. Together, they make a hearty soup or even a light salad like this – simple, delicious and perfect for colder days.