Best 5 Boiled Dinner With Ham Hocks Grandmas Recipes

BOILED DINNER WITH HAM HOCKS, GRANDMA'S

Steps:

• 1. In a 5 to 6 quart stock pot, combine potatoes, carrots, onion, and garlic. Place the meat on top of the vegetables; sprinkle with dill seed and pepper. Pour the broth over the all. Meat should be covered. Add water, if needed to raise level of liquid.
• 2. Cover and cook on simmer for 2-2 1/2 hours. Watch level of liquid while cooking to keep all ingredients in simmering liquid. Meat should be almost done, if so add cabbage. (Otherwise cook a bit longer before adding cabbage.) Cook 30-40 minutes more until meat and cabbage are done.

CLASSIC IRISH BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place the smoked pork into a large pot and fill with enough water to cover. Season with salt and pepper, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes.
• Add the carrots, potato, cabbage and onions; cover and continue to simmer. Use kitchen string to tie the green beans into a bundle. Add them to the pot, cover and continue to cook until the carrots and potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
• To serve, remove pork to a serving dish. Arrange vegetables around it. Allow the pork to rest about 10 minutes before slicing.

BOILED DINNER WITH TURNIPS AND HAM HOCKS

Steps:

• Combine the turnips, carrots, onion, bay leaf, ham hocks and chicken broth in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove the ham hocks from the broth. Remove the meat from the bone, trim of all fat and cut into thin strips.
• Ladle the broth and vegetables into soup bowls. Divide the meat among the bowls. Garnish each bowl with some pepper flakes and cilantro. Serve immediately.

GRAMMIE BEA'S NEW ENGLAND BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• Place ham in a large dutch oven style kettle.
• Cover with cold water, and fill to about 2" above top of ham. Cover kettle, and bring to a boil using high heat.
• Turn down to med-high and let boil a few minutes, then drain water, and refill with water 2" above ham, and bring to a boil again over high heat. This method is used to make the ham less salty. (Or you may refrigerate ham overnight in water, and change water several times before cooking instead).
• Once water comes to a boil, turn heat down to med. to med-high making sure it keeps boiling. Keep cover on kettle while cooking.
• Add peeled onions to the kettle.
• Cook ham 1/2 hour per pound of ham.
• Add some water to the kettle, when it starts getting low.
• Peel and cut potatoes and carrots.
• Wash and core cabbage, then cut into wedges.
• Add vegetables during the last 30-40 minutes of cooking time. Serve when veggies are tender, or to your liking.

SUNDAY BOILED DINNER

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or soup kettle, place ham, onion, carrots, potatoes, rutabagas, salt and pepper. Add water just to cover; bring to a boil. , Place cabbage on top of vegetables. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the vegetables are tender. , Drain. Cut cabbage into wedges; remove core. Serve meat and vegetables with horseradish if desired.