What Is Smoked ham shank and How Can I Use It?

Here's everything worth knowing about smoked ham shank and how to pick it, what it is, how to store it, and what to use instead, plus 8 recipes to cook tonight.

Recipes using smoked ham shank

There are 8 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Baked Glazed Ham

Bone-in smoked ham rubbed with chili powder, paprika, cumin, and cinnamon, then finished with a sticky peach preserves and orange juice glaze. A spice-crusted holiday ham that steals the show.

Mom's Peppered Ham

Mom's peppered ham: poached ham shank coated in cracked black peppercorns and dried in a low oven for paper-thin deli-style slices. Old-school deli cooking at home.

Red Beans & Rice with Smoked Sausage

Red beans and rice with smoked sausage and ham shank, simmered low with thyme, sage, and cayenne. A New Orleans Monday tradition cooked from dried beans.

Many Bean Soup

Many bean soup with dried mixed beans, smoked ham shank, tomatoes, onion, garlic, and a finishing splash of lemon juice. Classic slow-simmered pantry soup for cold nights.

Beans Red& Rice with Smoked Sausage

Red beans and rice with smoked sausage and ham shank simmered low and slow with thyme, sage, cayenne, and garlic. A classic Louisiana Monday night dinner from dried beans.

Princess Poopoalis Portuguese Soup

Hearty Portuguese soup with smoked ham shanks, linguica sausage, kidney beans, cabbage, and potatoes in a tomato broth. A loaded one-pot meal built on smoky ham stock.

My Canadian Pea Soup

A variation of the classic french canadian pea soup.

Old Fashioned Pea Soup

Old fashioned pea soup with a smoked ham shank, whole green peas, and split peas simmered low and slow. Five ingredients, four hours, zero fuss.

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