Poultry cut: where it is, price, recipes
Whole leg
Thigh and drumstick in one piece. A walking muscle, darker and fattier than the breast, it forgives long cooking: roasted, braised or smoked low and slow, it stays juicy where the breast gives up.
- Roasted
- Braised
- Stewed
$5/ lb
- In French
- Cuisse
- Where it sits
- Leg. The oyster's French name, sot-l'y-laisse, mocks the diner who never knew to look for it and left it on the bones.
- Tenderness
- 3/5
- Flavor
- 4/5
- Marbling
- 3/5
- Price
- $5 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~22 cm
Compared with its neighbors
Compared with Drumstick, Whole leg is more marbled (3/5 vs 2/5) and costs the same.
| Cut | Tenderness | Flavor | Marbling | Price | How to cook it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole leg | 3/5 | 4/5 | 3/5 | $5 / lb | Roasted, Braised, Stewed |
| Drumstick | 3/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | $5 / lb | Roasted, Grilled, Braised |
Recipes that name the Whole leg
Smoked Chicken Thighs with Green Goddess Sauce
Belgian Waterzooi
Grilled pesto chicken and peaches (3 ingredients)
Harissa (Armenian Wheat and Chicken Porridge)
Philippine chicken adobo
Chicken, sumac, and onion musakhan
Savory chicken and foie gras pithiviers
Chicken juk
Herbed chicken kofta meatballs
Karaage Fried Chicken Wonton Cups
Mild Coconut Chicken Curry
Sopa de lima (Yucatecan chicken and lime soup)