I am making a recipe this evening that calls for using a smoked ham hock. Do you leave the skin on, or do you remove it?

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Chef L. · Answer

Yes, leave it on. It will produce a fair amount of fat that you may want to skim off.

amysarah · Answer

Leave it on (assuming you mean it's going in the pot to flavor a pot of soup or greens or beans or something along those lines.)