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Maple Leaf Farms – Farm Raised Duck

By | Chef's Feed, Farm To Table, Local and Specialty, What Chefs Want

For more than 60 years, Maple Leaf Farms has produced safe, high-quality foods in a thoughtful and responsible manner. Through the years, we have preserved the ideas we were founded upon: contribution to local communities, responsibility for the environment, respect for others and insistence on high quality. Today, our fourth generation family-owned company leads the market with innovative, value-added duck products of superior quality

Maple Leaf Farms loves how unique duck is – in every aspect from the farm to the table.  Ducks are not like other birds and duck meat is different than other proteins, but we think different can mean better. What does duck taste like? Their farm-raised White Pekin duck has a delicious, red meat flavor that’s more similar to steak than to chicken or turkey, and substitutes equally well for both in recipes. Plus, duck is surprisingly healthy! By properly cooking duck, you can eliminate 70% of the fat, and duck is leaner and has less saturated fats than other meats. Although duck is popular among America’s finest chefs, you don’t need culinary training to prepare it. Duck is easy to prepare for everyday meals and is perfect for special occasions, and can be incorporated into a wide range of flavor profiles and cuisines by culinary adventurers everywhere. Their family-owned company has been creating duck products since 1958, and every year they learn something new to make those products better. Caring about the details is what sets Maple Leaf Farms apart.

Items include:

Whole, Grade A DuckItem 00384
Rendered Duck FatItem 39326
Boneless Skin-on Duck BreastItem 00892
Duck Legs and ThighsItem 00890
Duck Leg ConfitItem 00893

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Maple Leaf Farms

By | Chef's Feed, Farm To Table, Local and Specialty, What Chefs Want

For more than 60 years, Maple Leaf Farms has produced safe, high-quality foods in a thoughtful and responsible manner. Through the years, we have preserved the ideas we were founded upon: contribution to local communities, responsibility for the environment, respect for others and insistence on high quality. Today, our fourth generation family-owned company leads the market with innovative, value-added duck products of superior quality

At Maple Leaf Farms we love how unique duck is – in every aspect from the farm to the table.  Ducks are not like other birds and duck meat is different than other proteins, but we think different can mean better. What does duck taste like? Our farm-raised White Pekin duck has a delicious, red meat flavor that’s more similar to steak than to chicken or turkey, and substitutes equally well for both in recipes. Plus, duck is surprisingly healthy! By properly cooking duck, you can eliminate 70% of the fat, and duck is leaner and has less saturated fats than other meats. Although duck is popular among America’s finest chefs, you don’t need culinary training to prepare it. Duck is easy to prepare for everyday meals and is perfect for special occasions, and can be incorporated into a wide range of flavor profiles and cuisines by culinary adventurers everywhere. Our family-owned company has been creating duck products since 1958, and every year we learn something new to make those products better. Caring about the details is what sets Maple Leaf Farms apart.

Search Maple Leaf Farms on our app or website to find available products.

Learn more about Maple Leaf Farms.

Item of the Day: Maple Leaf Farms Duck Leg Confit

By | Chef's Feed, Item of the Day, What Chefs Want

Add a rich, full flavor to recipes whether roasted, grilled or    prepared as traditional confit. Pulled from the bone, duck leg meat is equally at home in sandwiches, soups, pastas or salads and transitions smoothly between traditional American fare and a variety of ethnic cuisines. Legs are vacuum packed before cooking.

For more info about Maple Leaf Farms check out their website here.

Item 00893 – 12/ 8 oz. case

Item of the Day: Maple Leaf Farms Bone-In Duck Legs & Thighs

By | Chef's Feed, Gourmet, Item of the Day, What Chefs Want

All natural duck legs include thigh and drumstick – no backbone or  ribs. Perfect as a main dish or great as an addition to salads, stews or pasta dishes, these duck legs are free of marination, seasonings  or other additives.         

-No artificial ingredients, minimally processed

-Clear vacuum skin package gives full view of product

-Each leg includes thigh and drumstick

-Gluten free

-Contains up to 4% retained water

-Ready to cook

For more info about Maple Leaf Farms check out their website here.

Item 00890 – 36/8-10 oz case

Item of the Day: Maple Leaf Farms Duck Fat

By | Chef's Feed, Gourmet, Item of the Day

Whether sauteing, baking or making sauces, Maple Leaf Farms All Natural Duck Fat brings unique flavor and texture to every application. Duck fat is a healthier animal fat alternative to butter or pork fat and compares favorably to olive oil in terms of polyunsaturated fats. In addition, duck fat is high in vitamin E and is 40% lower in saturated fats than other meat and poultry fats.

Cooking suggestions for Rendered Duck Fat: Get crispier hash browns, fried potatoes or french fries; Add flavor to sauted vegetables;  Enhance pastries and other baked goods; Make more flavorful sauces and gravies; Pan fry meat or seafood; Coat bread to make bruschetta or croutons.

For more info about Maple Leaf Farms check out their website here.

Item 39326 – 3.5 lb. tub / Item 00844 – 3/3.5 lb. case