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Braised Ham Hocks
Making braised ham hocks is easier than you think! This often overlooked cut of meat yields a delicious and tender meat when braised.
Prep Time
5 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 500 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4-6 ham hocks ( pork hocks) raw or smoked
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 cups vegetable broth
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 350 ° F.
- In an oven safe lidded skillet or braising pan, fry the ham hocks in the oil until brown and crispy on the outside.
- Add in the vegetable broth.
- Remove from the stove, cover with a lid and place in the oven.
- Cook in the oven for 2-3 hours, until the ham hock meat is tender and falls apart when pulled at with a fork.
- Remove and serve.
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Notes
- The nutritional info is wrong on this recipe, it calculates all of the ingredients as if you eat the fat, the broth etc. which you don't.
Nutrition Information
Calories
500kcal
(25%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
36g
(72%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
142mg
(47%)
Sodium
1032mg
(43%)
Potassium
480mg
(14%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
375IU
(8%)
Calcium
26mg
(3%)
Iron
2.1mg
(12%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 500kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 36g | 72% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 142mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 1032mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 480mg | 10% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 375IU | 8% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2.1mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.