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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Dinner, Meal Ham hock with rutabaga-cauliflower mash
Ham hock is one of the cheapest and most underrated pieces of the pork. It's big on flavor and low on effort. We paired it with a colorful rutabaga, cauliflower and carrot mash, and got a tasty, budget-friendly low carb meal as a result.
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Ingredients
Ham hock
- 3 lbs 1.4 kg ham hockham hocks
- 1 (2¼ oz.) 1 (60 g) carrot, choppedcarrots, chopped
- 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) yellow onion, choppedyellow onions, chopped
- 1 (3 oz.) 1 (90 g) leek, choppedleeks, chopped
- 1 tsp 1 tsp peppercorn, whitepeppercorns, white
- 1 tsp 1 tsp allspice berries
- 2 2 bay leafbay leaves
Rutabaga-cauliflower mash
- 11⁄3 lbs 600 g rutabaga, diced
- 12 oz. 350 g cauliflower, chopped
- 1 (2¼ oz.) 1 (60 g) carrot, choppedcarrots, chopped
- 4 oz. 110 g butter
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 pinch 1 pinch ground nutmeg (optional)
Serving
- 4 tbsp 4 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh parsley, finely chopped
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Instructions
Ham hock
- Rinse the ham hock in cold water. Place ham hock in a pot of boiling water and boil for 5 minutes. Set aside the meat and rinse the pot.
- Add chopped carrots, onions and leeks in the same pot. Transfer the meat back to the pot. Add peppercorns, allspice berries and bay leaves.
- Fill pot with water so it covers everything. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer steadily with the lid on for 1.5-2 hours. The ham hock is ready once the meat falls off the bone.
- Remove the meat but keep the broth in the pot. Remove the bones, slice the meat and keep warm.
- Add diced rutabaga, chopped cauliflower and carrots to the broth. Cook the vegetables until they get soft.
- Pour off the broth, and save for another time when you're making soup or sauce. Once drained, allow vegetables steam off in the pot for a few minutes. Mash them roughly.
- Add butter and keep mashing. Salt and pepper to taste, add nutmeg for extra flavor.
- Serve the meat and the mash with mustard and fresh parsley.
Lastly, i have Gestational Diabetes. And i had this for a late night (7:30 - 8Pm) dinner. It seems to have helped bring my Fasting blood sugars into range (below 95). I tested three times (89,99,90).
The dish probably would have been less salty with unsmoked ham hock. This is a pretty unique ingredient and I'm not sure what else would substitute in well for this dish. Congratulations on your blood sugar control!