Easiest Way to Make 🍮 Tasty Rice and Ham Hock Recipes ��️ by Rachael Ray

Steps Making Recipes Rice and Ham Hock using 7 ingredients and 6 steps

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Made as written except for the ham hock and sausage. I had a very meaty smoked ham bone in the freezer so I threw that in the bean pot. Place beans and ham hock in large soup kettle. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone.

➽ 1 unsalted ham hock, skin removed and cut into pieces.
➽ 1 bunch parsley, chopped.
➽ 150 g rice.
➽ to taste Black pepper.
➽ 1/2 tsp sugar.
➽ 1 large onion, diced.
➽ 2 tbsp olive oil.

NOTES : A friend of mine gave me the cookbook this came from. A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone. Another very easy way to make ham hocks, rice and beans. Red beans and rice have long been a Southern tradition.

I cooked the ham hock the night before in some salted water for about 2-3 hours in high/medium heat. I allowed it to completely cool before transferring to the fridge for storage until needed..
Next I removed the skin and threw it away and then cut the meat into bitesize chunks, I removed all the meat from the bone and set it all aside including bones. I also reserved the water I it cooked in and brought it to boiling point so I can add some of the hot liquid to the rice at a later stage..
Heat the olive oil and add the onion. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the cooked Ham hock and bones. Fry for a further 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally making sure it doesn't stick to the bottom. Add a small ladle of the reserved water if it starts to stick to the bottom..
Next add the beans, sugar and pepper and stir well..
Add the rice, parsley and 3-4 ladles of the reserved water and another 2-3 ladles of normal water..
Simmer uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until the rice is fully cooked through. Stir occasionally and add more reserved water as needed if the rice starts to dry out too much without being cooked fully. Remove bones and serve..

Rice and Ham Hock - NOTES : A friend of mine gave me the cookbook this came from. A ham hock (or hough) or pork knuckle is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot of a pig, where the foot was attached to the hog's leg. It is the portion of the leg that is neither part of the ham proper nor the ankle or foot (trotter), but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone. Another very easy way to make ham hocks, rice and beans. Red beans and rice have long been a Southern tradition.