ham hock and pig hock bargain food!

foxgloves

Yes, I always use the bone. I do ham hocks in the slow cooker now, then next day, I put any cooking liquid back in the slow cooker with the hock bones, water, whatever chopped veg I feel like & a big handful of yellow split peas. It makes a really nice ham & split pea soup. You still get a hammy flavour even if you don't have any ham to put in it. If I have any tiny little bits left, I always put them in. The soup freezes well too. If I just make stock with the hock bones, I freeze it and use it with a box of those dried peas (for mushy peas) to make soup later on. So go ahead....it'll be useful for something!

JulieGeorgiana

Yes, it's the same basis as using chicken bones to make stock, and you don;t have any meat with that either... sounds like it'll make a nice stock! Good luck x

parsonswife8

hotcookie101 wrote: »

Hi everyone.
I am planning on making this tomorrow (with bacon hock rather than gammon as thats what I have) I have 2 large hocks, and am planning on freezing some of it for sandwiches/pastas/omelettes. What I want to know is-once I've cooked them, can I use the bone for stock or would it be a bit lacking in flavour cos there is no meat? I usually boil the bacon or ham, but want to try this and would like to save the bones for soup, but not if there is no point.....

There is a soup recipe at the bottom of the page, on the link you have given.:)

marmalize

i always do mine as a soup first(ham hock/carrots/chickpeas/onions ets and simmer for 2 hours) then i remove the hock and roast it for 30+ mins..serve the hock meat with peas and new potatoes and keep the soup for the next days 'soup and sandwiches'...yum

hotcookie101

Thanks everyone. I normally boil bacon or hocks then use that stock, plus a bone if there is one to boil up to make soup. I cannot remember ever roasting one-the recipe on the site uses a whole hock including meat for the soup, which is what I sometimes do, and I just wanted to check that I would get a full flavoured stock by just using the ham bone. Its what I do when I make chicken stock, so not quite sure why I was hesitant.
Don't really have any room for stock in the freezer though so reckon will have to just freeze the bones!

zippychick

Hi Hotcookie

Sounds lovely There are a few threads which should prove helpful

Ham hock and pig hock , bargain food

Gammon stock

Soup recipes

I would say the stock would be lovely too. When i roast a chicken, i then put the bones in to roast in the ovn to bring out the flavour so I can't see how this would be any different.

Do let us know how youget on and I'll merge this with the first link later
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proudmumof4

Please can you all help me with some suggestions of recipes that I can make from a ham shank (the one with the bone through the middle)????

I had a voucher for £10 off a £40 spend at my local farm shop and one of the bargains I picked up was a huge ham shank for £2.50 but now I'm struggling to know what to do with it? I've never bought one before but it seemed like such a bargain!

Pink.

Hi proudmum,

I usually leave a ham shank to soak overnight, then throw the water away, add fresh water and bring to the boil and simmer until it's cooked. Then I strip off the meat and use half of it to make a pie. The stock left from cooking the shank makes fantastic lentil or pea soup, then I add the remaining meat to the soup.

These threads have more ideas:

ham hock and pig hock bargain food!

Pork Shank

I'll add your thread to the first link later to keep the suggestions together.

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zippychick

I have one in my slow cooker today making stock . I usually make lentil/carrot soup but i may try pea soup for a change I have it on my to do list to read up on as I don't know if the peas need soaked etc...... I bought them loose so have no packet.

I got a HUGE shank for £2 - the butcer gave me the biggest one!:j:money:

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zippychick wrote: »

I have it on my to do list to read up on as I don't know if the peas need soaked etc...... I bought them loose so have no packet.

I got a HUGE shank for £2 - the butcer gave me the biggest one!:j:money:

Well done you! The peas will need to be soaked or they'll take forever to cook.

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