Michael V said:

Mrs V is cook. She will be doing something with pumpkin.

My experiment last night worked very well. Thinly sliced smoked hock, simmered for 45 minutes, then further cooked with added garlic, ginger, chillies, mushroom, capsicum and thickener, served on noodles.

Where did you get the smoked hock, Coles/Woolies?