It’s time for Karen’s Killer Fixin’s!
Over the years, I’ve filled two 4-inch, 3-ring binders with my own creations as well as recipes my family and friends were willing to share with me. I simply love to cook and want to share that love with my readers. Every Friday, I share a recipe that I think you and your family might enjoy. It might be a main course recipe from my own kitchen or a guest author’s favorite. It could be a cookie or a baked item. Candy. Salads. Whatever strikes the eye and fancy…which today is PORK HOCKS with VEGETABLES from KAREN’S KITCHEN!!
I love the fall because I can break out all of my soup recipes. I love this one because it uses pork hocks, which occasionally goes on sale in the grocery store. I love this one, too, because it fits the fall for flavor with apple jelly. I know. That sounds weird, but it’s quite delicious. It’s not as “heavy” as a lot of soups.
I hope you enjoy today’s Killer Fixin’s. Happy eating!
Karen
P.S. We’re at 757 recipes and counting with this posting. I hope you find some recipes you like. If this is your first visit, please check out past blogs for more Killer Fixin’s. You can even look up past recipes by type in the right-hand column menu. i.e. Desserts, Breads, Beef, Chicken, Soups, Author Specials, etc.
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PORK HOCKS with VEGETABLES
[From Karen’s Kitchen]
(Serves 6)
6 pork hocks
1-1/2 tsp. salt
2 large onions
2 celery tops
6 peppercorns
1 bay leaf
3 lg. potatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces
1/4 cup apple jelly
Wash hocks. In a kettle combine hocks, salt, onions, celery, peppercorns, and bay leaf with 1-1/2 quarts of water. Simmer 2-1/2 hours.
Pull out ham hocks and debone. Replace meat in kettle. **
Add potatoes . Cook, covered, 20-25 minute until potatoes are tender. Serve with hot bread.
**NOTE: You can prepare this in a crockpot on low 6 hours, or high for 4 hours up until the time you remove the meat and debone. Then, follow the recipe as outlined. It might take a bit more time to cook those potatoes through, depending on how small you cut them up.
Happy Eating!
Sounds really good to eat and yummy 😋 in the tummy and thanks for the recipe a good recipe and a good book perfect together
Thanks, Crystal. It’s an incredibly satisfying soup. You can’t beat soup to make you all warm inside.
Omg this sounds amazing! I love pork in soups, and there aren’t enough recipes for it out there. I’m going to try this one this coming week since we’re about to plummet into the low 30s. Thanks, Karen!
I agree, Mica. There are not enough pork recipes. I hope you enjoy this one when you make it. When I shared it, I realized I don’t have any pork hocks in my freezer. I’m going to have to fix that. Too much cold weather coming up this winter. I hope you like it!