Cuts
CODE 2466 2030
It is a dual cut, which consists of the flat and the eyeround. It is located lateral and caudal to the femur in the femoral region, bordering dorsally the rump, cranially the knuckle, in the medial area the topside and ventrally the leg of beef.
IT IS OBTAINED FROM A BONE IN ROUND (ITEM 1007). THE DISTAL PORTION -ABOUT TWO THIRDS- OF M. BICEPS FEMORIS AND M. SEMITENDINOSUS CONSTITUTE THIS PIECE, WHICH IS OBTAINED BY SEVERING THROUGH THE SEAMS CONNECTING THE M. BICEPS FEMORIS WITH THE M. CUADRICEPS FEMORIS (KNUCKLE) AND THE INTERNAL MASS OF FEMORAL MUSCLES (TOPSIDE). BONES ARE REMOVED DURING THE SAME OPERATION. FINALLY, THE CUT IS TRIMMED FREE OF TENDONS AND LARGE EXPOSED LIGAMENTS AS WELL AS OF EXCESS FAT DEPOSITIONS.
They are represented by the ischium, femur, proximal epiphysis of the tibia, and calcaneal tuberosity.
Lateral to the femurand from cranial to caudal the m. Biceps femoris and, m. Semitendinosus appear.
