A Step-by-Step How To: Chicken - Separating the Leg and Thigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To learn how to remove the leg/thigh quarter, see the "Breaking Down a Chicken" pictorial. | Hold the leg/thigh quarter in your hand. Pull the bone of the thigh toward the bone in the leg. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This will create a dimple between the leg and thigh. This is the natural division between the two. Carefully make a slit down the division. | Turn the quarter around. Make the same slit down the other side. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lay down the leg/thigh quarter. This will expose the joint between the leg and thigh. You should now be able to easily cut though the joint. | This will fully separate the leg from the thigh. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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