Cooking for myself can be a challenge when you want to do a roast. Pork hocks are perfect for the singletons! Slightly adapted to suit my needs but thanks Al! Pre-heat your oven to 220C.

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Remove the meat from the hock and discard the bone. Add the carrots, and potatoes to the remaining stock and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the leeks and cook until soft. Stir in the ham hock meat and ...

Hocks can be salty and smoky so I advise soaking overnight in cold water. Keep covered in the refrigerator. The meat on a bacon hock takes longer to become tender, so cook on stove-top for an hour ...

Pork hamonado is a popular and staple dish in carinderias in Rizal. Instead of pork hock, pork belly can be used. Source: iStockphoto / ALLEKO/Getty Images/iStockphoto Instead of pork hock ...

Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer (covered) for 1 1/2 hours. Remove the hock and set aside. Blitz the rest of the soup until smooth. For the toast, spread mustard over the ciabatta ...

Place the ham hock in a large saucepan or casserole pot and add the carrot, turnip, celery and onion. Cover with water and either place on a stove top and simmer until ham is fork tender or cover ...

Strain and reserve the cooking liquor (see the chef’s tip). Allow the hocks to cool before picking the meat, removing any sinew or fatty bits. Two ham hocks should give you up to 1kg of meat ...