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Mustard Greens and Ham Hocks
Photo: Sam Loyd

Mustard Greens and Ham Hocks

9 ingredients 13 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

487
Calories
33g
Protein
15g
Fat
58g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Pork 100g cooked 242
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Green Cabbage 1 cup shredded (89g) 22
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Mustard 1 tsp (5g) yellow 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds mustard greens
  • 2 pounds green cabbage
  • 3 ham hocks smoked
  • 3 quarts water
  • 1 tablespoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon thyme leaves
  • 4 medium potatoes peeled and cut into quarters

Directions

1

Wash greens thoroughly and drain them by shaking off any excess water.

2

Remove the very thick part of the stems from the greens and coarsely chop the leaves.

3

Cut the cabbage into quarters and cut the core from the cabbage pieces.

4

Coarsely chop the cabbage and set aside.

5

Put the ham hocks and enough cold water to cover them in a large saucepan over high heat.

6

Heat to boiling then reduce heat to simmering and cook hocks covered for 1½ hours.

7

Stir in the chopped greens, salt, pepper, sugar and thyme then cook 30 minutes longer.

8

Add cabbage and potatoes and cook for 30 minutes.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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