dark meat
noun
: the meat that comes from the legs and thighs of chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc.
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Substitute ground beef for ground chicken or turkey (white and dark meat).
Got leftovers?
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Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
The juicy dark meat stands up to the creaminess of the sauce.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
The rule of chicken holds doubly true for turkey: light meat is best eaten cold, and dark meat is best eaten warm.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
The juicy dark meat is flavored with a traditional sauce packed with garlic, cumin, coriander and brown sugar for an aromatic sweetness that carries a slight licorice tingle from fennel seed.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
Three ounces of dark meat with the skin on contains about 1.4 micrograms of vitamin B12, which is more than half of what most adults need daily.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The color differences between white and dark meat of poultry is due to the oxygen storing protein, myoglobin.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
The bird’s dark meat is high in vitamin B12, which is only found naturally in animal products.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
If dark meat on the turkey is not done, cover the breast with foil and continue roasting until done.
—Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Mervosh, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
The juicy dark meat stands up to the creaminess of the sauce.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2025
The rule of chicken holds doubly true for turkey: light meat is best eaten cold, and dark meat is best eaten warm.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2024
The juicy dark meat is flavored with a traditional sauce packed with garlic, cumin, coriander and brown sugar for an aromatic sweetness that carries a slight licorice tingle from fennel seed.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American-Statesman, 24 May 2024
Three ounces of dark meat with the skin on contains about 1.4 micrograms of vitamin B12, which is more than half of what most adults need daily.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The color differences between white and dark meat of poultry is due to the oxygen storing protein, myoglobin.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
The bird’s dark meat is high in vitamin B12, which is only found naturally in animal products.
—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
If dark meat on the turkey is not done, cover the breast with foil and continue roasting until done.
—Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Dark meat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dark%20meat. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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