When using ham for flavorful soups or stews, you may be wondering if it's better to use the bone or the hock. Here's the difference, and when to use each.

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 ...

In this recipe, some of the beans are pureed with a handful of parmesan cheese to create a rich and creamy broth with a complex flavor that's umami rich (translation: so much flavor!).

Add the ham bone/ham hock and diced ham, stirring until starting to brown. Add drained peas, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, the 12 cups of water, bay leaves and thyme.

Smoked ham hocks can be found in the meat department of most grocery stores, often sold in pairs. For this recipe, you'll need three of them, so you may have one left over.

The meat is getting nice and soft. There's a lot of bone in the short ribs, of course, and also in the ham hock, so there isn't all that much meat. So we'll add a little more; some linguiça sausage.