Pork hocks

Dr_DiNg_DoNg

cuca wrote: »

I am new to 'hocks' and bought one recently as it was so cheap. :j I soaked it overnight (not sure if I needed to as not sure if it would be salty??) and then put it in sc. I cut the meat off the bone make up a gravy and ate it with veg and my cabbage mash potato. Then I boiled up the bone again and made the most amazing pea and ham soup too...

So being very os I got two meals out of one cheap cut of meat - as i enjoyed it so much i got another two today....

My first thought was that I would use it instead of bought ham for the kids sarmies for school. Any other suggestion what I can do with them?

depends if the meat is a pork hock or a ham hock, ham hocks are cured (like gammon) and benefit from soaking. pork hocks are fresh meat.

You cant make "pea and ham" soup from a pork hock, there would be no "ham" in it.

thriftlady_2

I have two pork hocks in the freezer -I bought a side of pork a while ago.

Does anyone have any idea how best to use them? Will they make a tasty meaty dish or should I boil them up for stock?

Pink.

Hi thriftlady,

Cover them in water and simmer gently until the meat is cooked. You could add onion, parsley, carrots etc if you want to, but it's not necessary. Once they're cooked remove the fat and strip the meat from the bone. With two hocks there should be enough for one meal for your family. Use the water that they were cooked in as you would use stock.

Pink

thriftlady_2

Great, thanks Pink:A Actually that was what I had in mind to do but after looking them up in Hugh FW's Meat Book I wasn't sure if there'd be enough meat on them for a meal.

HockeyDuo8083

I never see these Ham Hocks when I am in the supermarket; Are they are the Fresh Meat counter?

I usually see gammon etc but never a ham hock, must be going around with eyes shut:rotfl:

Really want to get one to try in SC and I hear that sometimes you can purchases them for £1

HockeyDuo8083

**Bump** for some 'Hock Buying Info!:D

Olliebeak

Not all supermarkets sell Ham Hocks, but I've seen them in Morrisson's on the raw meat counters.

I've also bought them from a local 'meat warehouse': http://www.gabbottsfarm.co.uk/

You may have a similar kind of place near to where you live. Good Luck.

cuca

Dr_DiNg_DoNg wrote: »

depends if the meat is a pork hock or a ham hock, ham hocks are cured (like gammon) and benefit from soaking. pork hocks are fresh meat.

You cant make "pea and ham" soup from a pork hock, there would be no "ham" in it.

Bit too technical - it tasted good and was cheap :rotfl: