Grab a bag of our cooked and ready to eat German Style Pork Knuckles from the hot box at Costco! Cured, slow cooked and with crunchy crackling – you get enough to feed the whole family with 2 per bag!
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This product is pre-cooked for you however if you want to crisp up your crackle even more follow these simple steps:
1. Turn grill on to high and line a baking tray with foil.
2. Place German Style Knuckle on tray and into the grill.
3. Grill for approx. 5 mins, watching carefully as the crackle will develop quickly and could burn.
Heat times are a guide only and may vary depending on your appliance. The bag is not oven suitable.
I was walking through Costco and looking for a unique, fun meal to try for a weeknight dinner when I came across A La Carte’s Herbes De Provence Lamb Shanks. My wife and I both love lamb shanks and consider it to be quite the treat, so we decided to give it a tray.
You can find the lamb shanks in Costco’s refrigerated deli area near some of the other heat-and-eat meals, such as gyro meat, chicken shawarma, and sausages.
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WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT LAMB SHANKS?
Lamb shanks are a special cut of meat for a few reasons. When properly cooked, lamb shanks become incredibly tender and flavorful. The collagen melts into the meat, infusing it with a rich fatty flavor. The Lamb Shanks Are Sold In a Pack of 2
They also have a high ratio of meat to bone, especially compared to other cuts of lamb, making them extremely easy to eat and a perfect cold-weather comfort food.
WHAT IS HERBES DE PROVENCE LAMB SHANKS?
These Costco lamb shanks are flavored with Herbes De Provence, but what exactly does that mean? Herbes De Provence originated in the Provence region of southeast France and is a combination of the following herbs:Thyme Rosemary Oregano Lavender Marjoram Savory Fennel Basil
Altogether, the herbs create a smoky, earthy, warm herbal flavor with hints of Mediterranean influences. The seasoning is warm, complex, and delicate at the same time.
COSTCO COST COMPARISON
The Lamb Shanks Cost $7.49 A Pound
Costco sells lamb shanks by the pound, with each pound costing $7.49. My box weighed 2.72 pounds and the total price was $20.41. I noticed in the store that some of the boxes cost as little as $17, while some cost nearly $30.
Remember, each box only contains two shanks, but you can make sure to pick through the boxes and find the size that will be the best fit for your family.
ARE THE LAMB SHANKS A GOOD DEAL?
At $7.49 a pound, the lamb shanks from Costco are a solid buy. My local Tom Thumb sells grass-fed lamb shank from Australia for $7.99 a pound. I don’t know where Costco’s lamb shanks come from, and the box doesn’t mention anything about the lamb being grass-fed, so the quality may not be as high as the Tom Thumb option.
However, at $.050 cheaper per pound and already seasoned and prepared, the Costco lamb shanks still seem to be good value. One thing to note, a significant portion of the weight comes from sauce. Excess Sauce After Finishing The Lamb Shanks
LAMB SHANK TASTE TEST
Since the lamb shanks are already fully cooked and just need to be reheated, I chose to use sous vide rather than either of A La Carte’s recommended heating methods in order to avoid overheating the plastic pouch. I wasn’t sure how the reheating method would work, but everything came out perfect!
As soon as I cut open the bags, I could smell the herbs de Provence seasoning. It reminded me of an earthier Italian seasoning. The flagrant aroma was delightful and I could tell the meat was going to be infused with flavor.
The lamb shank meat was super tender and moist, the meat practically fell off the bone. The taste of the lamb meat was balanced and accentuated by the herbs de Provence.
I thoroughly enjoyed each bite and dipping the lamb meat in the sauce added an extra layer of flavor. For a premade meal, the lamb shank easily exceeded my expectations.
HOW TO COOK COSTCO’S LAMB SHANKS
A La Carte lists two cooking options for the lamb shanks: microwave or stovetop boiling. Unfortunately, both options involve heating the lamb shanks in the plastic pouches they come in.
I’m really not a fan of heating plastic for any reason, so I opted to heat the lamb shank with a sous vide. It does take longer, but I just don’t trust heating up plastic. Yes, this is still heating the lamb shanks in the plastic pouches, but at a lower more controllable temperature. I Recommend A Sous Vide Bath For The Lamb Shanks
Microwave Oven Remove Herbes de Provence lamb shank.pouches from the box. Cut a 1” slit near the end of each pouch of herbes de Provence Lamb Shanks and place it on a microwave-safe dish.
For heating one pouch at a time: Heat on high for 6 to 7 minutes, or until hot (approximately 130°F). Due to varying lamb shank sizes, the heating time is approximate. If the product is not hot enough, return the product to the microwave for an additional 1:30 minutes or until hot. Carefully cut open the pouch and pour the contents into a serving dish.
For heating two packages at the same time: Heat on high for about 12 minutes (3:30 minutes per pound), or until hot. Carefully cut open each pouch and pour the contents into a serving dish. Carve and serve.
Stove Top: Remove the Herbes de Provence lamb shank pouches from the box. Place the lamb shank pouches in 3 quarts of water in a 6-quart stock pot. Place stock pot on stove top, heat and simmer for about 20 to 25 minutes. Remove Herbes de Provence Lamb Shanks pouches from the water and let stand for 2 minutes. Carefully open the pouches and pour the contents into a serving dish. Carve and serve.
Sous Vide Method Heat up the sous vide bath to 130°F. Warm lamb shanks for 1 hour. Remove from the sous vide, cut open the pouch, carve, and serve.
LAMB SHANK CALORIES AND NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION
Each Serving Has 240 Calories
One serving of lamb shanks is 5 ounces and has 240 calories. The 240 calories come from 15 grams of fat, 3 grams of carbohydrates, and 22 grams of protein. The full nutritional label is as follows: Nutrition Facts
Costco Lamb Shanks Serving Size
5 oz
Amount per Serving Calories 240
% Daily Value* Fat
15 g 23 % Saturated Fat
6 g 38 % Trans Fat
0.5 g Cholesterol
75 mg 25 % Sodium
390 mg 17 % Carbohydrates
3 g 1 % Fiber
0 g 0 % Sugar
2 g 2 % Protein
22 g 44 %
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
This is a pretty solid nutritional label for lamb shank and it doesn’t look like the added flavor and seasoning adds much to the nutritional table. For comparison, according to Myfitnesspal, one 5-ounce plain lamb shank has 230 calories, 15 grams of fat, 2 grams of carbs, and 19 grams of protein.
Constance Yu-Hwa Chung (born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist who has been a news anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von Bülow and U.S. representativeGary Condit, whom Chung interviewed first after the Chandra Levy disappearance,[1] and basketball legend Magic Johnson after he went public about being HIV-positive. In 1993, she became the second woman to co-anchor a network newscast as part of CBS Evening News.
The youngest of ten children, Chung was born in Washington, D.C., less than a year after her family emigrated from China and was raised in Washington, D.C.[2] Her father, William Ling Chung, was an intelligence officer in the Chinese Nationalist Government and five of her siblings died during wartime.[3] She was named after singer and actress Constance Moore.[4]
In early 2018, Chung was asked if she was sexually harassed in her career. She replied, "Oh, yeah! Oh, sure. Yeah. Every day. I mean, a lot. Especially when I started out".[9] Later that year, following Christine Blasey Ford's testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee alleging she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh, Chung wrote an open letter to Blasey-Ford. Chung said she was assaulted in college by the doctor who delivered her, during an appointment when she approached him for birth control.[10]
In 1983, Chung returned to network news as anchor of NBC's new early program, NBC News at Sunrise, which was scheduled as the lead-in to the Today program. She was also anchor of the Saturday edition of NBC Nightly News and filled in for Tom Brokaw on weeknights. NBC also created two newsmagazines, American Almanac and 1986, which she co-hosted with Roger Mudd.
In 1989, Chung returned to CBS to host Saturday Night with Connie Chung (later renamed Face to Face with Connie Chung) (1989–90) and anchor CBS Sunday Evening News (1989–1993). The former show was also planned to move to Mondays, but Chung's increasing health commitments and pregnancy led to the show being replaced by The Trials of Rosie O'Neill.[11] On June 1, 1993, she became the second woman (after Barbara Walters with ABC in 1976) to co-anchor a major network's national weekday news broadcast.[12][a] While hosting the CBS Evening News, Chung also hosted a side project on CBS, Eye to Eye with Connie Chung. After her co-anchoring duties with Dan Rather ended in 1995, Chung left CBS. She eventually jumped to ABC News, where she co-hosted the Monday edition of 20/20 with Charles Gibson and began independent interviews.
In an interview by Chung on Eye to Eye with Kathleen Gingrich on January 5, 1995, (mother of Republican politician Newt Gingrich), Mrs. Gingrich said she could not say what her son thought about First LadyHillary Clinton on the air. Chung asked Mrs. Gingrich to "just whisper it to me, just between you and me"; Mrs. Gingrich's microphone volume was turned up as she replied, "He thinks she's a bitch".[14] Many people interpreted Chung's suggestion to Mrs. Gingrich that she whisper her response as a promise that it would be off the record. Bill Carter for The New York Times reported, "Ms. Chung had become the object of some of the most ferocious criticism, justified or not, ever directed at any network anchor as a result of her now infamous interview with Speaker Newt Gingrich's mother, Kathleen".[15] The interview was parodied on Saturday Night Live.[16]
A few months later, in the wake of the April 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, Chung was widely criticized for sarcasm as she asked an Oklahoma City Fire Department spokesman, "Can the Oklahoma City Fire Department handle this?" Many Oklahomans felt the question was insensitive to the situation. A few women created "Bite Me, Connie Chung" shirts in response to the interview.[17] Thousands of viewers in Oklahoma and elsewhere called and wrote letters of protest over the tone of the questions.[18] Moreover, co-anchor Dan Rather was irate that Chung was sent from New York to the assignment while he was already in nearby Texas.[19] Consequently, after public outcry, and Rather's complaints, Chung left the network after being removed as co-anchor of CBS Evening News.
In 1997, Chung moved to ABC News as a reporter on 20/20 and cohost of the Monday edition of the program alongside Charles Gibson. In 2001, she conducted an interview with Gary Condit on Primetime Thursday, focusing on his relationship with murdered Washington, D.C., intern Chandra Levy.
She was a guest host of the morning program Good Morning America. After short-lived host Lisa McRee left the program, Chung declined to take over on a permanent basis. She also was on ABC 2000 Today in Las Vegas.
Chung, for a short time, hosted her own show on CNN titled Connie Chung Tonight, for which she was paid $2 million per year. Though her arrival at CNN was heavily hyped by the network, her show was panned by critics. CNN changed her show from live to tape-delay to improve its continuity. Although it performed moderately well in the ratings (a 500,000 increase in viewers), her show was suspended once the 2003 Iraq War began. During the war, she was reduced to reading hourly headlines. Once CNN resumed regular programming, Chung requested that CNN resume broadcasting her show as soon as possible. The network responded by cancelling it, even though her contract had not yet expired. In an interview, CNN founder Ted Turner called the show "just awful".[20]
In July 2002, Chung interviewed tennis player Martina Navratilova, who at that time had been a naturalized U.S. citizen for more than 20 years, about her recent criticisms of the U.S. political system. Chung labeled these criticisms "un-American" and "unpatriotic" and suggested Navratilova should "go back to Czechoslovakia" (which had ceased to be a united nation nine years earlier) rather than use her celebrity status to gain a platform for her complaints. When Navratilova asked why it was unpatriotic to speak out, Chung replied, "Well, you know the old line, love it or leave it".[21]
In January 2006, Chung and Maury Povich began hosting a show titled Weekends with Maury and Connie on MSNBC. It was Chung's first appearance as a television host since 2003. The show was canceled shortly thereafter; in its final episode that aired June 17, 2006, Chung—dressed in a white evening gown and dancing on top of a black piano—sang a parody to the tune of "Thanks for the Memory". Video clips of the off-key farewell performance circulated on internet video sites. Chung commented, "All I want to be sure of is that viewers understood it was a giant self-parody. If anyone took it seriously, they really need to get a life".[22]
Chung's interviews were largely gentle, but often they were punctuated by a rapid-fire barrage of sharp questions. Consequently, her interviews were often used as a public relations move by those looking to overcome scandal or controversy. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von Bülow and U.S. representativeGary Condit, whom Chung interviewed first after the Chandra Levy disappearance.[1]
In her early career, Chung was only the second woman and the first Asian to anchor a major nightly news program in the U.S. As such, for the growing number of new Chinese immigrants to the U.S. from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, she was a rare, nationally visible representative. Many of these immigrant families, wanting their daughters to achieve and succeed, named their girls Connie after the one woman on mainstream media who could be seen as a role model for them.[4]
^Sheila Weller, The News Sorority: Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour--and the (ongoing, Imperfect, Complicated) Triumph of Women in TV News (2015) pp. 93–110.
The Lamb Shanks Are Sold In a Pack of 2
Excess Sauce After Finishing The Lamb Shanks
I Recommend A Sous Vide Bath For The Lamb Shanks
