Hearty Vegetable Hock Pasta Soup

what you need

• 1 Three Aussie Farmers Wood Smoked Bacon Hock
• 2 brown onion, quartered
• 2 carrots, chopped
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 50g unsalted butter
• 1 Tbsp. dried oregano
• 1 tsp. dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp. whole black peppercorns
• 1.5L vegetable stock
• 300g shell pasta
• 4 bread rolls, to serve

how to make it

1. In a large fry-pan over high heat, cook the onions, carrots and celery in butter until browned all over then transfer to a slow cooker.
2. Add in the hock, oregano, thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns and vegetable stock. Set the slow cooker to high and cook for 7 hrs.
3. 10 mins before serving cook shell pasta according to pack instructions. Remove the bone from the hock and shred the meat. Add the pasta in and stir through.
4. Serve and enjoy!