
Meat · raw
Chicken drumsticks
Also called drumsticks
The lower part of the chicken leg on the bone; juicy, cheap dark meat for roasting, barbecuing, frying and braising in curries.
- A kind of Chicken
What can replace it
- T1 · Great swapChicken legs
- T1 · Great swapChicken thighs
- T2 · GoodBoneless chicken thighs
No bone to hold or flavour the dish; cooks faster. (use 0.75× the amount)
- T2 · GoodChicken wings
Smaller with more skin and less meat; cooks faster.
- T3 · In a pinchDuck legs
Much fattier and richer; needs longer cooking and rendering.
Cook with Chicken drumsticks

