The lentil is one of nature's smallest vitamin pills. It contains B group vitamins, thiamin, niacin and B6. It's also supercharged with minerals, potassium, magnesium and zinc. In this recipe the ...

Ready for the ultimate black-eyed peas recipe? This popular Southern side dish gets its flavor from salty pork belly and ham hocks and might even bring good luck when eaten on New Year's Day.

Kurobuta, which is also known as Berkshire pork, means “black pig” in Japanese. The pig is black with six white points: feet, face and switch (the last few inches of the tail). It has shorter muscle ...

Add 2 frozen or thawed pork hocks to kettle and top with lightly salted water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a soft simmer. Cook for 3-5 hours (depending on size). When very tender, strain out the ...

PORK: Ask your butcher to completely bone the hocks for you. Place a large piece of muslin on a chopping board. Place the pork hock skin side down on the muslin and roll the muslin tightly around the ...

The smell of sauerkraut and roasted pork knuckles in my kitchen last week brought me back to my childhood. The aroma was a regular fragrance in my late grandmother’s kitchen, often by my request. It ...

In this country the pork, or ham hock, was historically considered a castoff in fine kitchens, and was one of the cuts offered to the servants and slaves, or simply discarded as trash. It is only now ...

It’s easy to confuse with a ham bone, but they’re actually different. Find out why—and what a ham hock can do for your recipes. You can order a deli meat ham sandwich at a sub shop, and many American ...