Find out why—and what a ham hock can do for your recipes. You can order a deli meat ham sandwich at a sub shop, and many American families share Easter ham if they celebrate the holiday.

You can buy ham hocks smoked or unsmoked, and while the former will deliver more depth of flavour, either will work for this dish. If you can buy leaf celery, with its balance of small ...

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 ...

A flavoursome ham hock with spinach and a perfectly poached egg is my ideal breakfast, especially when ravenous after a morning of exercise. You can buy the bearnaise sauce, but home-made is next ...

Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/Gas 5. Put the ham hock, chicken, onion, carrot and celery in a pot and cover with water. Tie together the thyme, parsley stalks and bay leaves with kitchen string ...

Don't worry: "Leftovers are one of the best parts," Ree Drummond says. And with these leftover ham recipes, you'll be able to savor that smoky, salty flavor for days to come. Slice that ham thin ...