smoked pork hock.?

Question

can someone tell me a good way to prepare this, a traditional German recipie would be nice!

Thankyou.

Answer 1

Being a from Chef and having a trace of German blood in my veins, , the best way is to boil it first fro 1- 1 1/2 hours, while it is cooking mind you if you not a sauerkraut fan you can us just plain old white cabbage. I cook some onions (2 or 3 medium) a few slices of bacon (optional) in a large pan or cassorole, then add the cabbage/sauerkraut and a bay leaf, peppercorns, caraway seeds and a clove, either water or non-alcoholic beer, and then the pork hock after it has been boiled.

Let it braise for another 30-45 minutes and then I add either small potatoes or large cut into 8 pieces, a few sliced carrots and a couple of stalks of celery in chunks, let this cook for another 30 minutes.

If you not serving it right away, let it sit and rewarm it in the oven at 325 for 20-30 minute to bring it back to heat, you also can cook it in the oven at 350 if the aroma is more than you want the house/apartment to be filled with.

I like to serve it with mustard, lots of rye bread and a nice salad or just pickles, hope you like it.

Answer 2

do not grill them. Too a lot fat and that they'll burn. i could boil them. AND save THAT inventory! It would be super for soups, stews, a brilliant batch of vegetables, or dry beans. I doubt the style would be diluted a lot, inspite of the undeniable fact that b/c of a lot of bones, will style the water properly. placed them in a inventory pot, fill w/ water just to cover them, upload 2 tsp salt and supply to a simmer. as quickly as water is simmering, they're scorching sufficient. they are able to even replace into tenderer upon boiling. they is additionally desirable tough as-is.

Answer 3

I put smoked hocks in split pea soup, 15 bean soup, and hoppin' john. Hoppin' John is kind of southern, but either way they're all good!

Answer 4

I usually use it to cook with beans. It imparts its smoky, pork flavor to the beans. The meat gets real tender and can be consumed (though it's a bit fatty).