HAMHOCK STEW RECIPES

Steps:

• Place 3 cups of water in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• Wash and scrub the Ham Hock well, cut into sections and add to the boiling water.
• Let Ham Hock simmer for about 30 minutes on medium heat.
• Wash the collard greens scrubbing each leaf under cool running water until clean.
• Fold each collard leaf in half, either in your hand or on your cutting board.
• Pull the leaf section away from the stem. Discard stems.
• Stack a couple of leaves together on your cutting board.
• Begin at one end and roll the leaves up tightly. Then, cut lengthwise down the center of the roll.
• Squeeze the cut sections back together, rotate and cut the roll into about 3/4 inch slices.
• Add leaves to the pot a little at a time, let them cook down a minute and then add more.
• Reduce heat to a low simmer, leave the pot uncovered and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Chop the onions and chop or mince the garlic cloves.
• In a small saucepan on medium low heat, add the butter and let it melt.
• Add the chopped onions and garlic to the butter and sauté until onions are translucent.
• Add the cooked onions and garlic to your stock pot with the collard leaves.
• Add salt, sugar, black pepper and Texas Pete Hot Sauce in amounts listed. Stir well.
• Let simmer another 15 minutes or until the collards are as tender as you prefer.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the greens and place in a bowl. Let the liquid continue to simmer.
• Chop the greens into smaller pieces but not to the point of being mushy.
• Remove the ham hock, chop the meatier portions into small pieces and return to the liquid.
• Return the chopped collard greens to the liquid and stir well.
• Keep warm until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Add chicken, broth, salt, pepper, paprika, thyme and bay leaf to a large pot or dutch oven.
• Roughly chop garlic cloves, onion and celery then add to the pot. 
• Cover pot then bring to a slow simmer over medium heat. Once broth is bubbling, reduce heat to low then cook, covered, for 2-3 hours, or until legs and thighs are pulling apart from the body and the chicken is very tender.
• Remove chicken from broth; set aside to cool. Strain broth into a large bowl or pitcher, discarding onion, garlic and any loose bones or skin; set broth aside.
• Once cool enough to handle, remove skin and bones from chicken then shred or cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
• Cut sausage into bite-sized pieces.
• Melt butter in the (now empty) pot then sauté sausage and red pepper flakes for 8-10 minutes or until sausage is browned.
• Add reserved broth (should be about 8 cups) to pot with the sausage then stir well to deglaze the pot.
• Taste broth for seasoning then add more if desired. Bring broth to a boil.
• Once boiling, add rice and chicken.
• Bring to a gentle boil then cover, reduce heat to low or medium-low (wherever your dial gives you a gentle simmer) then cook for 20-25 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Stir rice once or twice with a fork to ensure nothing is sticking to the bottom of the pot but don’t overwork the rice. Don’t stir the rice or open the lid the last 5 minutes of cooking.
• Remove from heat then let rest, covered, for 10 minutes.