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duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:59 am
by hungryone
Cooler weather has given me an envie for cassoulet...but I want to make my own duck confit. Whole Foods used to carry duck legs, but on my last few visits, I couldn't even find ducks, nevermind just legs. Anyone know of a (local) source for ducks or even just duck legs? TIA.
Re: duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:14 pm
by Isabella Maja
Hong Kong Market has plennya ducks!
Re: duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:16 pm
by hungryone
Fresh or frozen? Last time I was there looking for ducks, I could only find whole, frozen ones. Are the ducks in the meat case, or over in the poultry-pho-noodles-side case on the wall by the bakery items?
Re: duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:21 pm
by Isabella Maja
Well, I only saw frozen. By the bakery area in the frozen case.
But that doesn't mean they don't have fresh ones, as I wasn't looking for one.
Are you looking for just killed ducks?
I don't know any store that sells fresh duck, at least not in the city.
Maybe the Butcher Block could help you, but not sure.
Re: duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:26 pm
by hungryone
No, not freshly killed--more like fresh-thawed-previously-frozen (like most poultry). I've never seen frozen packs of just legs, but that would suit my needs as well.
Re: duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:00 pm
by Yvette
When you find your duck legs, can you post where you got them along with your recipe. I'm in a cassoulet mood too.
Re: duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:27 pm
by EatinAintCheatin
A long shot, but you could call Frank and Marna Brigtsen and ask them where they get their duck. They are super nice people and if Frank has a source he may share that info with you.
Re: duck legs
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:05 pm
by justagirl
Hong Kong has plenty of duck and duck pieces. WF had fresh whole ducks Saturday night when I was there.
Re: duck legs
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:35 pm
by Isabella Maja
hungryone wrote:No, not freshly killed--more like fresh-thawed-previously-frozen (like most poultry). I've never seen frozen packs of just legs, but that would suit my needs as well.
All I have ever seen for the most part is frozen.
Around Thanksgiving & Christmas, I've seen thawed ones.
But I don't remember where.
Just a thought . . . if you are a regular at a specific store, why not ask them to thaw one for you. I'd give it 2 days to go from freezer to refrigerator & thaw out.
Not exactly sure why you don't want to thaw it yourself, but if you asked me in my present situation, I wouldn't be able to myself . . . so just thinking about your original question.
Keep us posted.
Re: duck legs
Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 5:26 am
by hungryone
Its not that I don't want to thaw it out, just that I'm looking for the hind ends, not whole ducks. I'd like to confit a dozen legs; what on earth am I going to do with a dozen thawed breasts?