forequarters
Animal's front section
The forequarters are the front portion of an animal's body, including the front legs and adjacent parts.
Butchers use the term for the front half of a carcass: The forequarters yield shoulder roasts and brisket.
In describing living animals, especially horses, forequarters refers to the shoulders, chest, and forelegs as a unit.
Throw carelessly or informally
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- shankLower leg segment
- blade roastBeef shoulder cut
- short ribsBone-in beef section
plate · neck · cleaver · carcass · breaking · fabrication · yield · cold chain
Upper arm joint
- chestRibcage region or strongbox
- forelimbsAnterior paired appendages
- scapulaPosterior thoracic bone
- sternumFlat chest bone
ribs · thorax · clavicle · humerus · cervical vertebrae · pectorals · deltoids · biceps
Shrinks from dryness
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- stride lengthSpace between consecutive footfalls
- movementChange in position
- soundnessReliability of structure
engagement · collection · impulsion · balance · muscling · condition · topline · build
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
venison · bison · goat · grading · conformation · muscling · hanging · wholesale
Sear, then simmer covered
- stewingCooking low and slow
- slow roastingProlonged gentle oven cooking
- pot roastSlow-braised beef entrée
- osso bucoBraised cross-cut shanks
barbacoa · carnitas · pulled pork · beef bourguignon · collagen · connective tissue · marbling · rendering
chuck
Throw carelessly or informally
- brisketLower chest of cattle
- shankLower leg segment
- blade roastBeef shoulder cut
short ribs · plate · neck · cleaver · carcass · breaking · fabrication · yield · cold chain · bone-in
shoulder
Upper arm joint
sternum · ribs · thorax · clavicle · humerus · cervical vertebrae · pectorals · deltoids · biceps · triceps
withers
Shrinks from dryness
- conformationStructural form or arrangement
- stride lengthSpace between consecutive footfalls
- movementChange in position
soundness · engagement · collection · impulsion · balance · muscling · condition · topline · build · structure
cattle
Domesticated bovines kept commercially
veal · venison · bison · goat · grading · conformation · muscling · hanging · wholesale · processor
braising
Sear, then simmer covered
- stewingCooking low and slow
- slow roastingProlonged gentle oven cooking
- pot roastSlow-braised beef entrée
osso buco · barbacoa · carnitas · pulled pork · beef bourguignon · collagen · connective tissue · marbling · rendering · low and slow
- animal partsappendage, forelimb, hind leg, hind legs, hindlegs
- breed standardsconformation, type, faults, disqualifications, soundness
- livestock showsstock show, livestock show, livestock shows, showring, show ring