Slow Cooked Ham Hock
Slow Cooked Ham Hock
Ingredients
1 ltr chicken stock
1 ham hock - we use a local German butcher for ours
4 carrots chopped
2 onions chopped
4 Chorizo sausages cut into chunks
1 kg skinless chicken thighs chopped
2 pinch's saffron threads
2 heaped teaspoons
sweet smoked paprika Zest and
juice of 1 orange
6 cloves chopped garlic
Method
In the slow cooker pour chicken stock and add ham hock Cook 3 hours
Remove ham hock and place to one side
Into the chicken stock place the carrots, onions, chorizo, chicken and cook for 4 hours.
Add saffron, paprika, garlic and orange juice/zest
Turn off slow cooker, let cool and place in fridge overnight covered in glad bake
Next morning take slow cooker from fridge, skim fat off top and discard fat
Take ham off bone, discard fat and bones and put meat into the slow cooker.
Return to heat and serve hot with rice, mashed potato or polenta.
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