duck leg
Poultry thigh portion
Duck leg is the leg portion of a duck, including the thigh and drumstick, typically sold or served as a single piece.
It's fattier and more flavorful than breast meat, prized in dishes like confit where slow cooking renders the fat and tenderizes the meat: duck leg confit with crispy skin.
In culinary contexts, duck legs often appear braised, roasted, or cured.
- drumstickStick for striking drums
- thighLeg between hip, knee
- confitMeat preserved in fat
- crispyBrittle and snapping
- crispy skinBrowned, crunchy outer layer
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- bone-in cutstomahawk steak, prime rib, drumstick, pork chop, T-bone
- poultry dishesfried chicken, roast chicken, chicken wings, chicken soup, chicken curry
- game meat cutsvenison steak, venison roast, elk steak
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poultry cut anatomy
duck legduck breast
Fowl torso meat
breast meat · white meat · light meat · chicken breast · turkey breast
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