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Ham Hocks and White Beans

recipe 120 min
Total 507 Kcal 30 g protein 44 g carbs 25 g fat

Ingredients for serving

  • 333.3 g Water 1.67 x serving (200g)
  • 18.3 g Onions, raw 0.17 x medium (2-1/2" dia) (110g)
  • 12 g Carrots, raw 0.17 x large (7-1/4" to 8-/1/2" long) (72g)
  • 4.2 g whole cloves 0.04 x cup (100g)
  • 0 g Thyme, fresh 0.5 x tsp (0g)
  • 1.7 g Basil, fresh 0.33 x tbsp, chopped (5g)
  • 0 g Salt, table 0.17 x dash (0g)
  • 0 g Spices, pepper, black 0.17 x dash (0g)
  • 7.5 g Garlic, raw 0.83 x cloves (9g)
  • 113 g Smoked Ham Hocks 1 x 1 cup (113g)
  • 2.2 g Oil, olive, salad or cooking 0.17 x tablespoon (13g)
  • 0.8 g Spices, fennel seed 0.17 x tbsp, whole (5g)
  • 2 g Onions, young green, tops only 0.33 x tbsp (6g)
  • 1 g Parsley, fresh 0.33 x tbsp (3g)
  • 13.5 g Tomatoes, sun-dried 0.25 x cup (54g)
  • 0 g Spices, marjoram, dried 0.08 x tsp (0g)
  • 65.5 g White beans, small, raw 0.25 x 1 cup (262g)
  • 74.2 g Leeks, (bulb and lower .. 0.83 x cup (89g)
  • 0.2 g Spices, bay leaf 0.17 x tbsp, crumbled (1g)

Instructions

  • To prepare ham hocks, add water, onion, whole cloves, bay leaves, thyme, carrot, celery, garlic cloves, ham hocks, black pepper and leek to a pot and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat and simmer for at least 2 hours. Remove hocks and drain the stock into a large bowl. Keep the stock aside to cool. Cover both hocks and stock separately and chill for a few more hours.
  • Separate meat from bones and fat. Finely chop the meat. Set aside 4 cups of stock to be used later.
  • To prepare beans, wash beans and keep it in a large bowl covered with water up to 2 inches above beans. Cover and let stand overnight. Drain.
  • Add tomato, marjoram, fennel seeds and thyme to the beans mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer till beans become soft.
  • While beans simmer, heat a little oil in a pan over medium heat. Add chopped onion, leek, carrot, garlic cloves and celery and cook for at least 10 minutes. Now add salt, ground pepper, ham and vegetable mixture.
  • To prepare garnish, mix green onions, basil and parsley in a separate bowl. Sprinkle this mixture over beans mixture and serve hot.