How do you cook smoked pork hock, want to use it in a soup?

Question

I need tips or techniques as I think you need to take off the scum and is it low or medium low heat. Would use cabbage, carrots, potatoes, any suggestions?

Answer 1

I just toss the hocks in the pot or crock with everything else and wait for a few hours. Then take the hocks out, cool, and then pick them for the meat and return the meat to the soup.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Like others have said, the pork hock is already cooked.
But you do need to simmer it to extract all the flavour.
Do that first, in a heavy pot, then cool & remove the meat.
Take the excess fat off with a spoon, when set.
Potatoes, carrots, turnip, onions, celery, cabbage, all work.
The root veggies need longer cooking time, of course.
But any beans or lentils are a natural with ham-hocks.
You can also add peppers, if you like a bit of heat.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

smoked pork hock makes a fabulous hearty soup, give it a good scrub under running water. Put it in a big pot with enough water to cover it. Then add onions, carrots, potatoes and even zucchini (all of the above chopped up) simmer on low heat for about 1-11/2 hours, add some dried barley or dried split peas or navy beans (depending on which you like) and the simmer for another hour. You can add flavoring if you like but be careful with adding salt as it has a tendency to be a bit on the salty side. Hope it turns out to you liking

Answer 6

Just throw it in the pot and cook it until tender and falls from the bone. To remove the scum just skim it off the top with a spoon.
I've only used smoked hock to cook peas or beans, but I'm sure cabage and potatos would be good also.
Sionce I've only used them to cook beans and peas, I've always boiled the hock and the beans together, ading onion, celery, carrots for more flavor.

Answer 7

i would let it go on medium heat for a couple of hours in water until the meat come easily off the bone, stain the liquid and chill to solidify the fats and remove, then use that as your soup base adding in whatever you wish and simmer till veggies are tender and tasty, i use cabbage, carrots potatoes and onions, adding the cabbage last because that will take the least amount of time to cook

Answer 8

Basically you are useing the ham hocks for flavor. They are fully cooked/smoked already. I just place them in cool water with an onion and some bay leaves and simmer an hour or so, then add your veggies, as desired. Remove meat from bones and return to pot. There will be very little scum on top as would be with raw bones. Easy on the salt, add pepper.

Answer 9

Yes, take off the scum as it develops.

Just put the hock in the soup. I would always recommend making a bean or pea soup.

Answer 10

I usually boil mine for a couple of hours to get stock,remove the haugh, add diced onions, carrots and half a neap. Add split red peas, and cook for about an hour more. Liquidise the soup so its smooth then add some of the meat from the haugh. Serve with crusty bread.