Schweinshaxe (German Ham Hock) Recipe

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Schweinshaxe (German Ham Hock)
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Ingredients:

  • 2 lbs pork hocks
  • 20 g lard
  • 1/2 tbsp clove
  • 1/4 quart water
  • 1/8 quart beer
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F.
  2. Rinse the hocks and pat dry.
  3. Cut the fatty skin diagonally in both directions so that you have a diamond pattern. Season with pepper, salt and paprika.
  4. Heat the lard in a dutch oven and brown the hocks for approx 10 mins on all sides (quite hot).
  5. Peel and quarter the onion and add to the pot, add the bay leaf, juniper berries, cloves and mustard grains.
  6. Pour in 1/8 quart of boiling water and place the pot in the middle of the oven.
  7. The hocks will need approx 1 1/2 - 2hrs, depending on size, baste with beer from time to time and if required add a little water.
  8. Remove the hock from the pot and using beer and water make sure you scrape up the bits from the bottom of the pan.
  9. Thicken using a cornstarch/water paste and season with salt and pepper.
  10. Serve with sauerkraut and knoedel or mashed potatoes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 321.99 Kcal (1348 kJ)
Calories from fat 183.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.34g 31%
Cholesterol 137.71mg 46%
Sodium 1589.98mg 66%
Potassium 111.33mg 2%
Total Carbs 5.21g 2%
Sugars 1.14g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.53g 2%
Protein 29.18g 58%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 2%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 40.8mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 134.68 Kcal (564 kJ)
Calories from fat 76.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.51g 31%
Cholesterol 57.6mg 46%
Sodium 665.03mg 66%
Potassium 46.57mg 2%
Total Carbs 2.18g 2%
Sugars 0.48g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.22g 2%
Protein 12.21g 58%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 2%
Iron 0.7mg 9%
Calcium 17mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 8
    Points
  • 8
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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