Bacon Hock

pericles, Feb 7, 7:56am
someone took it out the freezer.
Ideas please?

lilyfield, Feb 7, 8:21am
Boil up a large pot of green split pea soup and re freeze for colder weather.

pericles, Feb 7, 8:23am
I can't my freezer is full, have plenty of soup in it already

pericles, Feb 7, 8:24am
would it be ok just to roast

fifie, Feb 7, 9:30am
Gonna try this next time Mr arrives home with a bacon hock, as have heaps of soup also.
Braised Pork hocks, chinese style.
Pork hocks, chicken stock,1 cup light Soy sauce
1 cup shaoxing Wine
150 g yellow rock sugar
2 pieces dried mandarins or orange peel
2 sticks Cinnamon
4 star anise
1 large knob of Ginger peeled and sliced
3 Cloves Garlic
Boil hock 3-5 mins drain brown in hot pan. Put browned hocks in C/Pot add stock which has other ing added to it, just enough to almost cover hocks lid on and cook. Recipe from davidt
You can roast them apparently according to google.

jan2242, Feb 7, 10:22am
Cook it and make a bacon & egg pie. I often do this and it tastes great.

davidt4, Mar 23, 5:00am
Fifie that recipe is for fresh pork hocks, not bacon hocks.