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Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• black-eyed pea
• water
• bay leaf
• black pepper
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly, sorting and discarding any tiny pebbles or other debris.
2. 2 Place black-eyed peas, 3 cups water, ham hocks, bay leaf, pepper, and salt in a large stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook uncovered until peas and ham hocks are tender, about 1 hour 30 minutes. If ham hocks require further cooking, simmer in water in a separate pot until meat is easily pulled from the bone.
3. 3 Cool ham hocks and remove meat from the bone. Return ham meat to the stockpot. Discard bay leaf and season with salt and pepper.

By DOUET

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• collard green
• chicken broth
• water
• white vinegar
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place the collard greens and ham hocks in a large pot. Mix in the chicken broth, water, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 hour.

By SOUTHERNGIRL3

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• black-eyed pea
• water
• onion
• garlic
• red pepper flakes
• white sugar
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Put black-eyed peas into a large container with enough cool water to cover by a few inches; soak for 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Place ham hocks into a stockpot with 6 cups water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until meat is falling off bone, about 90 minutes. Remove ham hocks and reserve for another use. Refrigerate ham stock, 8 hours to overnight.
3. 3 Drain and rinse black-eyed peas thoroughly; transfer to a slow cooker. Bury one of the cooked ham hocks in peas; add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, and sugar.
4. 4 Skim congealed fat from the surface of ham stock; discard. Pour stock into the slow cooker. Add enough water to cover peas by 1 1/2 inches.
5. 5 Cook on Low for 14 hours. Season with salt.

By PS

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• sweet onion
• garlic
• chicken broth
• collard green
• apple cider vinegar
• white sugar
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine onions, ham hocks, and garlic in a stockpot; add chicken broth and simmer over medium heat until meat is falling off the bone, 1 to 2 hours.
3. 3 Stir collard greens, vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper into the broth mixture; cook until greens have reached desired tenderness, about 2 hours.
4. 4 Serve and enjoy.

By tybright31

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• chicken stock
• salt pork
• onion
• bay leaf
• white sugar
• red pepper flakes
• collard green
• red wine vinegar
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Add chicken stock, ham hocks, salt pork, onion, bay leaves, sugar, and pepper flakes to a large pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; simmer for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Add collard greens to the pot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer; simmer until greens are tender, about 30 minutes. Season with vinegar, salt, and black pepper.

By THYME4MA

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• shortening
• onion
• green bell pepper
• garlic
• water
• red bean
• smoked sausage
• celery
• bay leaf
• creole seasoning
• thyme
• sage
• hot pepper sauce
• white rice

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Melt shortening in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, bell pepper, and garlic in hot shortening until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
3. 3 Combine water, red beans, and ham hock in a large pot; bring to a boil. Stir onion mixture into the pot; add smoked sausage and celery. Return to a boil. Stir bay leaves, Creole seasoning, thyme, and sage into boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until beans are tender, about 5 hours.
4. 4 Remove and discard ham hock and bay leaves; stir in hot pepper sauce and serve over white rice.

By Matt

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• lima bean
• water
• cabbage
• butter
• salt
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• tomato
• smoked sausage

Instructions

1. 1 In a large pot, combine the lima beans, ham hocks, water, cabbage and butter. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and set a lid on top but leave a crack for steam. Simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Remove the lid, add the tomatoes and sausage; simmer with the lid on until beans are completely tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

By BDUKE

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• pinto bean
• salt
• chicken broth
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Sort beans, discarding any stones or damaged beans, rinse, then place in a large bowl with 1/2 teaspoon salt and enough water to cover by 3 or 4 inches. Soak beans 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Drain and rinse beans; place in a large pot. Add chicken broth, ham hock, black pepper, and salt; bring to a boil over medium heat.
3. 3 Reduce the heat to low; simmer beans for 4 hours, adding water occasionally if needed to keep a soupy consistency. Remove ham hock before serving.

By Kerry

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• pinto bean
• water
• salt
• tomato sauce
• brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Add pinto beans to a large bowl; cover with water. Soak beans for 4 hours, changing water every 30 to 45 minutes. Drain.
2. 2 Bring 6 cups water to a boil in a large pot. Add pinto beans, ham hock, and salt to the pot. Add more water if needed to cover beans and ham hock by at least 1 inch.
3. 3 Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until beans are just tender, 2 to 3 hours.
4. 4 Remove ham hock from beans. Remove meat from the bone; chop meat and stir into beans.
5. 5 Stir tomato sauce and brown sugar into beans. Simmer until beans are tender and flavors are blended, about 1 hour.

By Foxy

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• pinto bean
• jalapeno pepper
• garlic
• onion
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• black pepper
• paprika
• bacon
• green chile pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place pinto beans in a 7-quart slow cooker and add enough water to cover. Allow to soak for 3 to 4 hours.
2. 2 Combine jalapeno peppers and garlic in a food processor; puree into a paste.
3. 3 Drain beans and return to the slow cooker. Stir in jalapeno-garlic paste. Nestle ham hocks among the beans. Sprinkle onion chunks, salt, cayenne, pepper, and paprika over the beans. Place bacon and green chiles on top.
4. 4 Cover and cook on Low for 10 hours. Remove ham hocks. Cool slightly; shred the meat.
5. 5 Return meat and fat to the slow cooker. Stir for a few minutes to incorporate fat into the beans and give liquid a creamy consistency. Turn off or keep warm until ready to serve.

By Arizona Desert Flower

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• water
• collard green
• red pepper flakes
• vegetable oil
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Place the water and the ham hock in a large pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat to very low and simmer covered for 30 minutes.
2. 2 Add the collards and the hot pepper flakes the pot. Simmer covered for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3. 3 Add the vegetable oil and simmer covered for 30 minutes.

By Tina V Hare

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• chicken stock
• cabbage
• potato
• cream
• milk
• salt
• pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the stock, ham hock, and cabbage in a large stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and cook until the potatoes are soft, about 30 minutes. Carefully separate the meat from the bone of the ham hock and dispose of the bone, adding the meat back to the soup. Stir in the cream; season with salt and pepper.

By SStephan

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• water
• pork shank
• bacon drippings
• cabbage
• salt
• black pepper
• chicken broth

Instructions

1. 1 Combine water, ham hock, and pork shank in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer until meat is cooked through, about 2 hours. Drain and set meat aside to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.
2. 2 Remove meat from pork shank, chop into bite-sized pieces, and place in a bowl. Remove skin and meat from ham hock, chop into very small pieces, and add to the bowl, omitting skin if you prefer.
3. 3 Heat bacon drippings in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until hot, but not smoking. Add 1/4 of the cabbage to the hot skillet and saute until slightly wilted, about 3 minutes. Add 1/4 of the meat mixture. Add another 1/4 of the cabbage, cooking until slightly wilted, about 3 minutes, followed by another 1/4 of the meat mixture. Repeat until all cabbage and meat has been added. Season with salt and pepper. If mixture sticks to the skillet, add 1 to 2 tablespoons chicken broth.
4. 4 Slowly add remaining chicken broth to the cabbage-meat mixture in the skillet, give it a good stir, and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until cabbage is tender, 30 to 45 minutes.

By Sandra Garth

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• onion
• carrot
• water
• chicken base
• sage
• thyme
• rosemary
• potato
• purple potato
• red potato
• tomato
• ham
• butter
• all-purpose flour
• half and half
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Combine ham hock, onions, carrot, water, chicken base, sage, thyme, and rosemary in a large slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low, 8 hours to overnight.
2. 2 Stir potatoes and tomatoes into the soup and cook on Low, 3 to 4 hours more.
3. 3 Remove ham hock, shredding with 2 forks, leaving behind any meat. Add cubed ham.
4. 4 Meanwhile, melt butter in a saute pan over medium heat. Whisk in flour until it is thick, aromatic, and slightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Add half-and-half until it is gravy consistency. Add mixture to the slow cooker and mix well. Serve with Cheddar cheese.

By Kristy Walker

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• butter
• olive oil
• green bean
• red potato
• sugar
• black pepper
• vegetable soup mix

Instructions

1. 1 Heat butter and oil in a large pot. Add ham hock; brown on both sides. Reduce heat to low. Add green beans, potatoes, and enough water to cover.
2. 2 Stir sugar, black pepper, and soup mix into the pot; simmer until beans and potatoes are tender, 1 hour. Transfer ham hock to a cutting board; shred meat back into the pot.

By LAURIEHANDLIN

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• pinto bean
• onion
• garlic
• water
• chili powder
• salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients.
2. 2 Combine beans, ham hock, onion, garlic, and water in a large stockpot.
3. 3 Season with chili powder, salt, and pepper.
4. 4 Bring to a boil, and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
5. 5 After 1 hour, return the pot to the stovetop and return to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer until flavors have blended and broth has thickened, at least 3 hours, or up to 6 hours.
6. 6 During the last 15 minutes of simmering, transfer ham hock to a cutting board. Let sit until cool enough to handle, 5 to 10 minutes, then pull meat from the bone.
7. 7 Return meat to the stockpot and discard the bone. Adjust seasonings to taste.

By SABRYSON

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• smoked sausage
• clove
• nutmeg
• thyme
• black pepper
• salt
• garlic
• celery
• onion
• leek
• carrot
• potato
• water
• chicken broth
• bacon
• split pea

Instructions

1. 1 Place dried split peas, ham hock, and bacon into slow cooker; pour in chicken broth and 3 1/2 cups water.
2. 2 Cover cooker and cook on High until peas are tender and broken apart, 3 to 4 hours. Stir in more water as needed to prevent soup from burning on the bottom. Stir occasionally throughout cooking.
3. 3 Stir potatoes, carrots, leek, onion, celery, and garlic into soup; mix in more water, if needed. Cover and cook soup on High for 2 more hours.
4. 4 Season with salt, black pepper, thyme, nutmeg, and cloves; mix sausage slices into soup. Cover and cook 2 more hours to blend the flavors.

By carmel

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• green bean
• onion
• potato
• chicken bouillon granules
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• seasoning salt
• black pepper

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Halve green beans if they are large; place in a slow cooker with water to barely cover. Add ham hocks and onion. Cover and cook on High until simmering. Reduce heat to Low; cook until beans are crisp but not done, 2 to 3 hours.
3. 3 Remove ham hocks from the slow cooker. Add potatoes to the slow cooker; cook on Low for 45 minutes.
4. 4 Meanwhile, remove ham meat from the bones, then chop or shred meat and return to the slow cooker. Season with bouillon, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoning salt, and pepper.
5. 5 Use a slotted spoon to transfer green beans, potatoes, and ham into a serving dish with a bit of broth.

By Sharon

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• white bean
• onion
• brown sugar
• maple syrup
• salt
• water
• ketchup
• mustard

Instructions

1. 1 In a large pot over high heat, combine the beans with water to cover and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat but let sit for 1 hour. Drain beans and place them in a slow cooker. Add the ham hocks, onion, brown sugar, maple syrup, salt and water.
2. 2 Mix well, cover and cook on high setting for 4 to 5 hours, stirring occasionally. During the final hour of cooking, add the ketchup and mustard, remove the ham from the hocks and discard the hocks. Mix well and serve.

By Laura

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• black-eyed pea
• onion
• red pepper flakes
• salt
• pepper
• water
• long-grain white rice
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. 1 Place peas, ham hock, onion, red pepper, salt and pepper in a large pan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 1 ½ hours.
2. 2 Remove ham hock and cut meat into pieces. Return meat to pot. Stir in rice; cover and cook until rice is tender, about 20 to 25 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle shredded cheese over top, if desired.

By Eileen Mintz

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• black-eyed pea
• water
• onion
• celery
• salt
• cayenne pepper
• bay leaf
• okra

Instructions

1. 1 Pick over peas, rinse, and place in a large Dutch oven or soup pot with water; bring to a boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour.
2. 2 Stir in ham hocks, onion, celery, salt, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf; bring to a boil, cover the pot, and simmer until ham hocks are tender, about 1 ½ hours.
3. 3 Stir in okra and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.

By Karinne Rooksberry Culley

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• portuguese sausage
• onion
• water
• carrot
• potato
• cabbage
• tomato sauce
• kidney bean
• macaroni

Instructions

1. 1 Gather the ingredients.
2. 2 Combine sausage, ham hocks, onion, and water in a large pot over low heat. Cover and simmer for 1 hour. Remove ham hocks from soup; remove meat, tear into small pieces, and return ham to the pot. Stir in carrots, potatoes, cabbage, and tomato sauce until well combined. Cover and cook for 1 to 1 ½ hours.
3. 3 Stir in beans and pasta; add more water as needed. Cook until heated through and pasta is tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.

By dewny dewny

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• water
• lard
• cooking fat
• seasoning salt
• salt
• black pepper
• garlic powder
• onion powder
• green bean

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the water, ham hock, and lard in a large pot over medium-high heat. Season with seasoning salt, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low, and add green beans. Simmer covered for about 2 hours.

By Paula Stotts

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• great northern bean
• water
• celery
• onion
• carrot
• garlic
• thyme
• black pepper
• bay leaf

Instructions

1. 1 Place Great Northern beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand for 8 hours to overnight. Drain and transfer beans to a large stockpot.
2. 2 Add ham hocks, 5 cups water, celery, onion, carrot, garlic, thyme, black pepper, and bay leaf to beans in the stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until ham falls off the bones, about 2 hours.
3. 3 Remove ham hocks from soup. Cut meat from bones, discarding fat and bones. Return meat to the pot. Continue cooking until beans reach desired softness.

By BIGLERMOM

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• water
• split pea
• onion
• celery
• thyme
• garlic powder
• black pepper
• salt
• hot pepper sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Pour water into a pressure cooker. Add split peas, ham hock, onion, celery, thyme, garlic powder, and black pepper. Close cooker securely and place pressure regulator over vent according to manufacturer's instructions. Bring to high pressure; adjust temperature until regulator is gently rocking. Cook, about 30 minutes.
2. 2 Pour cold water over the pressure cooker to release pressure according to manufacturer's instructions.
3. 3 Remove ham hock and strip off meat; add to soup. Stir well to distribute flavors. Season with salt and hot pepper sauce.

By Knifehat

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• olive oil
• onion
• garlic
• chicken stock
• water
• apple cider vinegar
• black peppercorn
• collard green
• bacon

Instructions

1. 1 Heat olive oil in a large stockpot over medium heat. Add onion and saute until fragrant, 3 to 4 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds more.
2. 2 Add chicken stock, water, ham hocks, vinegar, and peppercorns to the pot. Increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour.
3. 3 Strain solids out of the pot and increase heat to high. Add collards and return to a boil. Add bacon and reduce heat to a simmer. Continue to simmer until greens are tender, about 1 hour.
4. 4 Ladle collards into bowls with a little stock and serve.

By Brian Genest

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• chicken stock
• onion
• garlic
• red pepper flakes
• cider vinegar
• black pepper
• water
• collard green
• salt
• hot pepper sauce

Instructions

1. 1 Pour chicken stock into a large pot. Add ham hocks, onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, vinegar, black pepper, and enough water to cover ham hocks. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 1 to 2 hours to create broth.
2. 2 Remove ham hocks from broth. Pull meat from hocks. Stir meat and collard greens into broth. Simmer until greens reach desired texture, 1 to 5 hours. Season with salt and serve with hot sauce.

By Brian W

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• black-eyed pea
• water
• andouille sausage
• onion
• celery
• garlic
• bay leaf
• cumin
• salt
• red pepper flakes

Instructions

1. 1 Place black-eyed peas in a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
2. 2 Pour 6 cups water into a pot; add ham hock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour. Transfer ham hock to a plate to cool and reserve 4 cups of the cooking liquid.
3. 3 Layer soaked peas, andouille sausage, onion, celery, and garlic in the bottom of a slow cooker. Remove meat from ham hock and add meat to slow cooker. Sprinkle bay leaves, cumin, salt, and red pepper flakes over the top. Pour reserved cooking water over peas mixture.
4. 4 Cook on High until peas are tender, at least 4 hours.

By carina

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• water
• linguica sausage
• onion
• potato
• celery
• carrot
• tomato
• tomato sauce
• garlic
• kidney bean
• cabbage

Instructions

1. 1 Place water, ham hock, linguiça, and onion in a Dutch oven over high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour.
2. 2 Remove meat from ham hock, chop, and return to soup. Stir in potatoes, celery, carrots, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and garlic. Cover; simmer for 1 ½ hours, stirring occasionally.
3. 3 Stir in kidney beans and cabbage; cook until cabbage has softened, about 10 minutes.

By PIKALA

Ingredients

• ✓ ham hock
• onion
• bacon
• chorizo sausage
• tomato
• jalapeno pepper
• pinto bean
• water
• garlic
• cilantro
• chicken bouillon granules
• salt

Instructions

1. 1 Place ham hocks into a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil until meat pulls back on bone, about 2 hours. Remove meat from bones, cut into bite-sized chunks. Reserve the bones but discard any fat.
2. 2 Chop 1/2 of the white onion, and leave other 1/2 whole; set aside.
3. 3 Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels, and chop when cool enough to handle. Pour bacon grease into a small bowl.
4. 4 Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir chorizo in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Place chorizo into a bowl with chopped bacon, tomatoes, chopped onion, and jalapenos.
5. 5 Place ham chunks and bones into a large pot, pour pinto beans over top. Add water to cover and bring to a boil over medium or medium-high heat.
6. 6 Meanwhile, heat bacon grease in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chorizo and vegetable mixture and saute until vegetables are soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
7. 7 When beans boil, add the remaining onion half and garlic. Let boil for 3 to 4 minutes; add sauteed vegetables and meat. Return to a boil; add cilantro and chicken bouillon. Continue to boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove bones, season with salt, and serve.

By Brent Hull