When the weather turns chilly, there’s nothing better than a steaming bowl of hearty soup. This White Bean and Chicken Ham ...

Place the ham hock in a large saucepan or casserole pot ... Either way it will take a couple of hours. Add the leek, soup celery and potato and cook until potatoes are soft 0 about 20 minutes.

Drain the soaked beans and discard the water. Place the beans, ham hocks, chicken broth, and bay leaf in a soup pot; do not add salt at this stage. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 hour ...

Simmer for 10 minutes then add the potatoes and soup celery. Simmer until peas and potatoes are cooked. Shred the meat from the ham hock and add to the soup with the chopped cooked onion and celery.

If you think your ham or bacon hock is going to be salty, soak overnight in cold water and keep in the fridge. Drain and rinse the following day.The stew can be made to the end of step 3 ...

Classic Southern black-eyed peas take some time, but the flavor they get from a low simmer with ham hocks, herbs, and ...

and let simmer until beans are creamy and tender — all of it coming together in one delicious, comforting pot. Finish and serve. Pull the meat off the ham hock and stir into the pot. Serve with ...

but the ham should still be holding its shape and not falling off the bone. Step Remove the hocks from the cooking liquid and leave to cool a little. You can save the liquid to make soup later.

New Year’s day is for both traditional foods and modern resolutions. Traditional foods to welcome in the new year are: chili, tamales, Hoppin’ John chock-filled with black-eyed ...