What Are Pork hocks and How Can I Use Them?

Pork hocks is easier to cook with than it looks. Here's how to choose, use, and store them, what to substitute, and 7 recipes to get you started.

Recipes using pork hocks

There are 7 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Pork Hock with Pickled Sweet Red Pepper

I like this sour flavor. The best over buckwheat, but all is fine when over rice, potatoes, noodles, or just with lettuce mix. You may use pickled grilled red pepper.

Pork Braise with Bunya Nut & Australian Rice Grass

Braised Pork, served with bunya nut, Australian rice grass and dusted with Lemon Myrtle.

Kari-Kare (Meat & Vegetable Stew in Peanut Sauce)

Kare-kare is a rich Filipino meat and vegetable stew in peanut sauce, simmering pork hocks and stewing beef with eggplant, green beans, and annatto-tinted oil. Serve with rice and bagoong.

Kari-Kare (Meat & Vegetable Stew in Peanut Butter)

Kare-kare is a classic Filipino stew of pork hocks and beef in a rich peanut butter sauce with eggplant and green beans, colored with annatto. Served with rice and bagoong.

Cabbage Rolls with Sauerkraut & Pork

Eastern European cabbage rolls stuffed with rice and sausage, simmered in sauerkraut with a smoked pork hock. Topped with paprika and sour cream for a true Old World feast.

Classic Headcheese

Classic headcheese simmers pork hocks with onion and sage until the meat falls off the bone, then sets in its own gelatinous cooking liquid. The traditional European charcuterie made simple.

Pork Hocks (Schweinshaxe)

Bavarian-style Schweinshaxe with pork hocks braised tender in vegetables, then roasted with beer until the skin crisps. Serve with dumplings or sauerkraut.

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