Place the ham hock in a large saucepan or casserole pot ... Either way it will take a couple of hours. Add the leek, soup celery and potato and cook until potatoes are soft 0 about 20 minutes.

White Beans & Ham Hock Soup is a classic comfort dish that brings ... Pour in the chicken or vegetable broth. Add the bay leaf, dried thyme, red pepper flakes, vinegar, sugar, and butter.

The meat on a bacon hock takes longer to become tender, so cook on stove-top for an hour before placing in the slow-cooker. You could cook the soup for longer in the slow-cooker, but I love the ...

For example, unsmoked hocks are perfect for clear broths, light vegetable soups, or a delicious pot of chicken and dumplings. If you want to get fancy, use an unsmoked ham hock to make a deeply ...

Place the ham hock, onion, barley, water, carrots, celery and bay leaves in the base of a large slow cooker. Cook on high for 6-plus hours until the meat is cooked through and falling off the bone.

Drain the soaked beans and discard the water. Place the beans, ham hocks, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a soup pot; do not add salt at this stage. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour ...

Traditional split pea soup often uses ham for its smoked meat flavor, but you can also make a delicious meat-free soup, seasoned with carrots, celery and various spices, if you prefer a vegetarian ...

Nothing is more cost-effective or delicious as a hearty soup to eat any time of day. A slab of French stick warmed with melted butter finishes it off. If you are super organised, make some cheese ...

Simmer for 10 minutes then add the potatoes and soup celery. Simmer until peas and potatoes are cooked. Shred the meat from the ham hock and add to the soup with the chopped cooked onion and celery.