Buy smoked bacon hocks from your butcher, the kind you would use for a pea-and-ham soup. Allow 1 per 2 guests. Left-overs and the hock bones can be converted to a soup base the next day.
Ingredients
| 1 | Bacon hock, to suit the number of guest ,1 for two people (Main) |
| 8 | Black peppercorns |
| 1 | Bay leaf |
| 1 | Carrot |
| 2 stalks | Celery |
| 1 | Onion |
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Directions
- In a large saucepan, cover the hocks with water and simmer. Add a bay leaf, some peppercorns, chopped carrot, celery and onion.
- Simmer till the meat starts falling away, topping up the water if it reduces. Remove the hocks from the liquid and keep warm.
- Keep the poaching water to add to the bones to make a soup base later.
- When cool enough to handle, shred the meat from the bones and throw away the outer skin. If you want to rewarm this before serving, do so in a little of the cooking liquid.
- Serve with good rye bread, butter, cheese, mustard and fresh pickled red cabbage.
