This last run we bought a 12 pound ham. It was for our Christmas dinner (I wrote about it HERE). Well, not being a country girl for the first 20+ years of my life I had not been introduced to ham hocks.
Holy cow, where have these things been all my life!
The woman who waited on us at Jones said we could get a ham cut in half and wondered which half we wanted. The lower half had a bonus of boiling meat. What my ears heard, phonetically, was Bowlin’ Meat. So I’m puzzled and she’s explaining the hock may be cut into sections….I’m wondering what on earth I will do with scrap pieces of a hog. Long story short – I have little chunks of hock which get boiled with green beans.
Wow – just wow! I could eat a ton of beans cooked with hock. Doug may be getting tired of their appearance on the table.
Okay – here was the meal plan for a week.
Sunday: Spaghetti with homemade sauce and garlic toast
Monday: Jacques Pepin Penne, Ham and Vegetable Gratin
Tuesday: Leftover casserole
Wednesday: Peach and Bacon wrapped Chicken thighs, pole beans cooked with ham hocks and rice.
Thursday: Leftover Bacon wrapped Chicken
Friday (New Year’s Day): Grilled pork chops, roasted root vegetables and beans with….you guessed it….ham hocks.
Saturday and Sunday: Roasted Rosemary Chicken with lime, leftover root vegetables.
A little bit of gravy on the rice and chicken....great meal.
Working on recording the next meal plan. Want to play along and post your own? Let me know!
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Awesome menus. Many years ago I had a boyfriend whose mother made green beans and ham hocks. Those were mighty tasty ... Now I have a craving.
ReplyDeleteBlack bean soup is another great use for ham hocks! Your choices sound great.
ReplyDeletebest... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Thank you, ladies! I will surely have more hock-centric posts upcoming.
ReplyDeleteWow, there are some great meals here! I love the Jacque Pepin gratin.
ReplyDeleteDiane, it's one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteLove beans with ham hocks!! and you are still going strong with your meal plans!!
ReplyDeleteDebbie, I am so far! I have been diligently taking a photo a day. We always have a rough meal plan but I never thought about keeping a copy.
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