(Old-School, Smoky & Soul-Warming Comfort!)
✨ Description
Did your grandma make this? This Smoked Pork Hock Soup is a deeply comforting, old-fashioned recipe—slow-simmered pork hocks infuse the broth with rich smoky flavor, while tender beans and vegetables make it hearty and filling. It’s rustic, nourishing, and packed with tradition!
⏱️ Details
Prep: 15 min | Cook: 2–3 hrs
Total: ~3 hrs
Servings: 6
Kcal: 450 | Protein: 32g
🛒 Ingredients
🥩 Pork:
2 smoked pork hocks
6 cups water or broth
🫘 Base:
1½ cups dried white beans (soaked overnight)
2 potatoes (cubed)
🥕 Veggies:
2 carrots (sliced)
2 celery stalks (chopped)
1 onion (chopped)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
🌿 Flavor:
1 bay leaf
1 tsp thyme
½ tsp black pepper
Salt (adjust carefully – hocks are salty)
👨🍳 Instructions
1️⃣ Simmer pork
Add pork hocks and water to a large pot
Simmer for 1.5–2 hours until tender
2️⃣ Add beans & veggies
Add soaked beans, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, garlic
Add bay leaf, thyme, pepper
3️⃣ Slow cook
Simmer another 45–60 minutes until beans are tender
4️⃣ Finish
Remove pork, shred meat, discard bones
Return meat to soup
Adjust seasoning
5️⃣ Serve
Serve hot with crusty bread 🍞
😋 Flavor & Experience
Smoky, rich broth with tender pork and soft beans—this soup is deeply comforting, hearty, and full of nostalgic flavor 🤤🔥
