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The comfort bowl you need when the temperature starts to dip.

Ham hock soup

tbsp coconut oil, duck fat

onions,

chicken

smoked ham hock (1kg-1.2kg)

carrots and celery stalks, thinly sliced

turnip (150 gramsm), peeled, cut into 1cm dice

garlic cloves, thinly sliced

tsp turmeric

½ tsp ground cumin

300 gm pumpkin,

zucchini (330 gramsm),

silverbeet leaves (about ½ bunch), stalks removed, coarsely torn

lemon,

To serve: chilli flakes

Heat oil or fat in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and stir occasionally until tender (3-5 minutes). Add stock or water, ham hock, carrot, celery, turnip, garlic and spices, and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer, adding more water as necessary to keep ham hock just covered, until meat is very tender (about 2 hours). Add pumpkin and cook for 10 minutes, then add zucchini, and simmer uncovered until vegetables are tender and meat is falling from the bone (15-20 minutes).

Remove ham hock from soup and, when cool enough to handle, shred or coarsely chop meat (discard skin and fat), add to soup, bring to a simmer, then add silverbeet and simmer uncovered until just wilted (2-4 minutes).

Serve soup warm, seasoned to taste with lemon juice, a generous grind of cracked pepper and chilli flakes.

This hearty broth is made in your slow cooker and is poured over pre-prepared tortellini for a full-flavoured fuss free weeknight meal.

tortellini broth

garlic, crushed

onion (150 grams), sliced thinly

400 gram piece smoked ham

tomato paste

litre (4 cups) chicken stock

can diced tomatoes

green peas

ham and cheese tortellini

cabbage (300 grams), shredded finely

Place garlic, onion, ham, paste, stock, 3 cups (750ml) water and the tomatoes in a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker. Cook, covered, on low for 5 hours. Season.

Remove ham from cooker; shred meat coarsely using two forks. Return to cooker with peas. Cook, covered, on high, for 10 minutes or until peas are tender.

Meanwhile, cook tortellini in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until just tender; drain. Divide among serving bowls.

Ladle broth over tortellini. Serve soup topped with cabbage and shaved parmesan.

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