Ham Hocks and White Beans

Ingredients

• Beans:
• 6 sun-dried tomato halves, chopped
• ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
• 1 ½ cups dried Great Northern or other small white beans
• 1 thyme sprig
• + 23 more ingredients
• • 1 carrot, coarsely chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 3 cups coarsely chopped leek greens
  • 6 smoked ham hocks (about 3 pounds)
  • 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 10 cup water
  • 1 medium onion
  • Ham hocks:
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped green onions
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 ½ cups chopped onion
  • 2 cups chopped leek bottoms
  • 3 whole cloves
  • Garnish:
  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped carrot
  • 2 celery stalks, coarsely chopped

To prepare ham hocks, stud onion with cloves. Place onion, water, and next 8 ingredients (water through thyme sprig) in a stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 3 hours. Remove hocks from stock. Strain stock through a sieve into a large bowl; discard solids. Cool stock to room temperature...

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