Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 sm leek
1 celery stalk
1 carrot
1 onion
2 meaty pork hocks
1 salt
1 black pepper corns
2 T cooking fat =or= vegetable
- shorte,ning.
1 pn cumin,if desired
1 beer (or water)

Wash and dice the leek, celery, carrot, and onion. Cook pork hocks,
diced vegetables, salt and peppercorns in water to cover 2 to 3 hours
or until tender. Avoid overcooking. Remove from water; drain well
reserving vegetables and cooking liquid. Preheat oven to 425F (220C).
Melt fat or shortening in an enamel-lined, cast-iron pan. Add drained
pork hocks, cooked vegetables and a small amount of cooking liquid.
Bake 30 minutes. Moisten meat frequently with more cooking liquid.
Before meat is fully cooked, sprinkle with beer or water in which a
good amount of salt has been dissolved. Add cumin to increase flavor,
if desired. Serve with potato or white bread dumplings or sauerkraut
salad. Note: In Bavaria, the juices and cooking liquid are strained
and served as an accompanying sauce.

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