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Ham hock and barley soup

Name: Ham hock and barley soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British recipes
Ingredients: 1 ham hock (about 1.3kg); 1 quantity basic vegetable soup; 50g pearl barley

Published: 30 Sep 11
Updated: 4 Mar 25

This hearty and rustic soup recipe is best served with a crusty farmhouse loaf.

Easy
October 2011

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
10 minutes to make, 2 hours to cook

This hearty and rustic soup recipe is best served with a crusty farmhouse loaf.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 366kcals
Fat: 9.5g (3.3g saturated)
Protein: 31g
Carbohydrates: 29.6g (6.2g sugar)
Fibre: 4.1g
Salt: 5.1g

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Ingredients

1 ham hock (about 1.3kg)
1 quantity basic vegetable soup
50g pearl barley

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Method

Place the ham hock in a large, heavy-based saucepan, cover with cold water, then bring to the boil over a medium heat, skimming off any foam that collects on the surface. Reduce the heat and simmer for 1 hour or until the meat can be pulled easily away from the bone.
Remove the pan from the heat and leave the ham to cool in the cooking liquid. Remove the meat from the pan when cool. With a sharp knife, remove the skin from the ham hock. Shred the meat from the bone and reserve. Reserve the liquid the ham was cooked in.
Bring the basic vegetable soup to the boil over a medium heat and add the pearl barley and 2 ladlefuls of the reserved ham hock liquid. Simmer for 40-45 minutes until tender. Stir through the ham hock meat and serve in big bowls.