Smoked Ham Hocks

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Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of
Pintos?... I making a big pot of beans for dinner
tonight and the stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well
for another pot?

I have 2 ham hocks in the freezer. I routinely freeze them
for pea soup. So can't think why not. Pintos? Is this a
white bean? I've made baked beans - but they're not white.

Elaine

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Quoted message said:

Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of Pintos?...
I making a big pot of beans for dinner tonight and the
stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well for
another pot?

~john

Seems like too much to me. I'd use 1 or 2 depending on how
strong a smoke flavor you want. They freeze just fine.

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Levelwave© said:

Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of Pintos?...
I making a big pot of beans for dinner tonight and the
stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well for
another pot?

~john

Depends on how large the ham hocks and how salty. The ones
we get from the German butcher can weigh a couple of kilos
or more. We let the butcher saw them up for us and use about
500 g/1 lbs for a lb of beans. They will freeze perfectly
well, but don't keep them for more than about six month max.

Arri London said:

Depends on how large the ham hocks and how salty. The ones
we get from the German butcher can weigh a couple of kilos
or more. We let the butcher saw them up for us and use
about 500 g/1 lbs for a lb of beans. They will freeze
perfectly well, but don't keep them for more than about
six month max.

Thanks guys... two in the pot... two in the freezer... I
can't believe how great the hocks are making the bean
"broth" taste... nice smoky flavor...

~john

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Levelwave© said:

4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well for
another pot?

Yes. Two hocks is plenty for a pound of beans, rule of thumb
being 1 hock per 1/2 lb of dry beans. They freeze very well
if you make sure they are sufficiently wrapped against
freezer burn.

nb

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Quoted message said:

Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of Pintos?...
I making a big pot of beans for dinner tonight and the
stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well for
another pot?

~john

2 hocks is plenty for 1lb of beans. The other 2 will freeze
well if well wrapped. I usually date them and do not let
them sit in the freezer more than a month or 2.

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Quoted message said:

Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of Pintos?...
I making a big pot of beans for dinner tonight and the
stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well for
another pot?

~john

I'd use one. I think you'll be amazed at how far that
flavor goes.
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Levelwave© said:

Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of Pintos?... I
making a big pot of beans for dinner tonight and the
stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well for
another pot?

a lot of the ham hocks don't have a great flavor anymore. I
like to use a pound of bacon fry it up then dump in your
water and let it cook for a hour or so. the strain out the
bacon and remove the fat if you want. I usually remove the
fat before I add the water. then I use a hamhock too.

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Quoted message said:

Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of Pintos?...
I making a big pot of beans for dinner tonight and the
stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well for
another pot?

~john

I'd only use one for one pound of beans. That flavor goes a
long way. If the store doesn't have ham hocks, I buy smoked
necks - one good-sized piece is enough to do the job. Also,
I save some of the less-tender pieces of ham if I'd cooked
one, cut them up and throw some in. Yes, you can freeze
them, but not for long - the flavor becomes too strong.

Dora

limey said:

I'd only use one for one pound of beans. That flavor goes
a long way. If the store doesn't have ham hocks, I buy
smoked necks - one good-sized piece is enough to do the
job. Also, I save some of the less-tender pieces of ham
if I'd cooked one, cut them up and throw some in. Yes,
you can freeze them, but not for long - the flavor
becomes too strong.

Any other dishes that take well to smoked ham hocks? I just
can't get over how incredible that simple pot of beans
turned out last night...

~john

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"Black holes are where God divided by Zero." - Steven Wright

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limey said:

I'd only use one for one pound of beans. That flavor
goes a long way.

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the store doesn't have ham hocks, I buy smoked necks -
one good-sized

piece

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is enough to do the job. Also, I save some of the less-
tender pieces

of

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ham if I'd cooked one, cut them up and throw some in.
Yes, you can

freeze

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them, but not for long - the flavor becomes too strong.

Any other dishes that take well to smoked ham hocks? I
just can't get over how incredible that simple pot of
beans turned out last night...

~john

Lima beans, green beans, pinto beans, really any kind of
dried beans, black-eyed peas, Southern greens (collards,
etc.), kale. My Southern husband broke me in early in our
marriage to ham hocks, etc. You'll find a gazillion recipes
on Google if you type in ham hocks recipes. Good flavor,
though, isn't it!

Dora

Levelwave© said:

limey said:

I'd only use one for one pound of beans. That flavor
goes a long way. If the store doesn't have ham hocks, I
buy smoked necks - one good-sized piece is enough to do
the job. Also, I save some of the less-tender pieces of
ham if I'd cooked one, cut them up and throw some in.
Yes, you can freeze them, but not for long - the flavor
becomes too strong.

Any other dishes that take well to smoked ham hocks? I
just can't get over how incredible that simple pot of
beans turned out last night...

~john

We also cook them with sauerkraut, but the ones we use
aren't very salty. They are good in bean or lentil soups.
They can be stewed with Chinese 5-spice powder and some soy
sauce until they fall apart. Cook them with cabbage or any
of the kales that need long cooking. And they are great
stewed with dried corn, either chicos or posole.

Ham Hocks, yum! Since there are just the two of us, I use
smoked ham hocks all the time instead of a ham. Just enough
for two in one hock. Had one for supper tonight.

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Quoted message said:

Is 4 Ham Hocks too much "ham hock" for 1 lb of
Pintos?... I making a big pot of beans for dinner
tonight and the stupidmarket only had packs of
4... If I just use two will the remaining freeze well
for another pot?

~john

I'd only use one for one pound of beans. That flavor goes
a long way. If the store doesn't have ham hocks, I buy
smoked necks - one good-sized

piece

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is enough to do the job. Also, I save some of the less-
tender pieces of ham if I'd cooked one, cut them up and
throw some in. Yes, you can freeze them, but not for long
- the flavor becomes too strong.

Dora

The ham hocks should freeze just fine. I think two should be
ok for a pot of beans

MOM PEAGRAM said:

Ham Hocks, yum! Since there are just the two of us, I use
smoked ham hocks all the time instead of a ham. Just
enough for two in one hock. Had one for supper tonight.

Enough for two in one hock? You mean the actual meat? Each
hock I used only had about a thimbal full of meat... Is
that normal?

~john

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"Black holes are where God divided by Zero." - Steven Wright

WardNA said:

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I can't believe how great the hocks are making the bean
"broth" taste... nice smoky flavor...

For that matter, a ham bone with a half pound of meat
still on it can flavor a pound of beans quite nicely.

Neil

I use either/or, depending. But I don't often have a ham
bone sitting around, but smoked ham hocks around here are a
dime a dozen (er, not literally) at the grocery store. Ah,
the bliss of living in the mid-South when you want to make a
pot of beans, bean soup or a mess of turnip greens!
<G>

Jill

Levelwave© said:

limey said:

I'd only use one for one pound of beans. That flavor goes
a long way.

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Any other dishes that take well to smoked ham hocks? I
just can't get over how incredible that simple pot of
beans turned out last night...

~john

Greens (turnip, collard, kale, etc.); any other kinds of
beans you can think of. Down here in Memphis (don't know
where you are, John) I can buy "white soup beans" which are
really just Great Northern Beans cooked with ham or
whatever; they are great when cooked with smoked hocks.

Jill

jmcquown said:

Greens (turnip, collard, kale, etc.); any other kinds of
beans you can think of. Down here in Memphis (don't know
where you are, John)

Over here in Chattanooga... Boo!

~john

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"Black holes are where God divided by Zero." - Steven Wright

Levelwave© said:

jmcquown said:

Greens (turnip, collard, kale, etc.); any other kinds of
beans you can think of. Down here in Memphis (don't know
where you are, John)

Over here in Chattanooga... Boo!

~john

Boo yourself... coulda' fooled me as amazed as you were. You
must be a transplant. Your mama didn't teach you about 'dem
smoked hocks & beans and greens? LOL

I'm a transplant; my mama didn't teach me, either, but I've
been here 33 years and had plenty to time to catch on.
What's your excuse? 🙂

Jill