It is a cut with a high percentage of connective tissue marbled by small portions of fat and full of muscles, flaky and very tasty.

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Stews 1.30 hr/Kg over a low flame
roasted and boiling 1.30 hr/Kg
braising 2.00 hr/Kg
Excellent ground for fillings or as a base for the preparation of meatballs and ragout.

It is a cut with a high percentage of connective tissue marbled by small portions of fat and full of muscles, flaky and very tasty. Very typical of the Piemontese breed is their characteristically large nape of the neck: in Italian called “il tenerone”.

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A cut suitable for pot roasting: recommended cooking time 1.30 hr/Kg on a low heat. Also suitable for boiling, stewing, braising and ground.

Part derived from the anterior muscles of the shoulder in contact with the shoulder blade. Shape and flavor can be compared to the silverside or topside thigh.

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Ideal for roast beef 40 min./kg or for vitello tonnato, boiling 40 min./Kg
Ideal for breaded cutlets, roasts and braising.

Carved from a central muscle of the shoulder connected with the shoulder blade, it is crossed by a vein of connective tissue, hence the name “ veined roast”, which makes the meat very tender and gelatinous.

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A classic cut for roasting: 1.30 hr/Kg Also suitable for boiling and stewing.

It is the muscle that connects the priest's hat and shoulder muscle; a prime cut with characteristics similar to the cuts of the thigh.

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Ideal for cooking braised: 1.30 h\Kg.

The anterior muscle consists of flexor and extensor muscles of the phalanges, it wraps around the radius and ulna. It has a considerable amount of connective tissue.

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A tasty cut, excellent for boiling without the bone: 1.30/Kg.

Made up of muscles interspersed with veins of fat in the upper part of the breast that make it both partially tender and partially dry. Perfect for large boiled meats. The base of the bones are the first seven sternum vertebrae.

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Excellent for boiling on the bone: 2 hr/kg

It includes the lateral muscles of the breast. It is a cut composed of fatty meat and bones. The part closest to the bone is very flavorful. The meat, although sometimes slightly fibrous, lends itself to the preparation of dishes of boiled beef and ground beef. This cut is split between the front and rear portions, in fact, starting from the 5th or 6th thoracic vertebra it comes down to the tip of the breast, thus dividing the animal into quarters..

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A cut suitable for boiling on or off the bone: 2 hr/Kg Also suitable for the preparation of broth..

A cut suitable for boiling on or off the bone: 2 hr/Kg or minced for sauce. Particularly suitable for cooked ground beef and stews.

It is the muscle that covers the top of the last ribs and vertebrae of the back, from the 5th - 6th to the 13th dorsal. The cut is divided into uncovered ribs and covered ribs (above the neck there is a fascia that is called a cover). Note that the ribs are counted starting from the bottom. The last rib, the 13th, is considered the best. This enables us to recognize that the first four ribs are the most tasty having fat and muscle from the “tenerone” cut.

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Excellent on the bone (tagliata): 40 min./Kg over a very low heat or briefly seared. Also ideal for broiling and grilling. If the cut comes from the anterior part of the loin, starting from the animal’s neck, from the first to the fifth dorsal vertebra, leaving the rib bone attached, you get the characteristic TOMAHAWK, excellent for broiling or grilling.

It is the final part (towards the tail) of the long back muscle located above the fillets on both sides of the back, between the last rib and the top of the rump. It does not require long cooking. It is a very tender cut, one of the most sought after and expensive.

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Ideal for roast beef, 45 min./Kg, or for sliced tagliata steak off the bone: 40 min./Kg over a very low heat or briefly seared. If cut with the bone and fillet, it is a typical T-Bone steak, excellent cut for a succulent Fiorentine broiled or grilled.

It is a very tender muscle mass, rarely used by the animal. It has a long and pyramidal shape. It is the most sought after and expensive cut. The fillet is the best cut, but not the most flavorful due to low muscle motility and the absence of infiltration of fat.

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A tender cut both lean and tasty. Excellent cooked in slices, over a low heat or briefly seared, or prepared like roast beef: 30 min./Kg Also suitable for broiling or grilling, for a Beef Tagliata, roasts, Bourguignonne and Beef Medallions.

This includes the muscles of the dorsal-lumbar region, which are found right after the sirloin and before the hip. Externally only a part of it is visible, then it is found inside the acetabular fossa and is next to the nut and silverside.

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A cut which is ideal sliced and cooked in butter or steamed: slowly over a low heat. It is also a suitable substitution for fine cuts of meat usually used for roasts or steaks. Tasty broiled or grilled.

This internal muscle of the belly does not have layers of fat.

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Ideal for stuffing a pocket or used for a meat roll: 1.30 hr/Kg Suitable for making a Genovese Cima where a soft filling is added.

Includes the abdominal muscles at the end of the sternum, which do the job of extenders, up to the thigh. It is a meat characterized by layers of muscle and little fat.

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Especially suitable for mincing to use in cooking.

It is a muscle that is not seen from the outside. It contains the femur bone, including the core muscles of the thigh. It is a very tender and tasty cut of meat, being a muscle that works a lot.

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An excellent cut to use sliced and cooked in butter, scaloppine, braised or minced for eating raw.Ideal for a tagliata broiled or grilled.

It is a muscle that covers most of the outer portion of the thigh. This is a massive part which also includes the internal muscles of the upper part of the thigh; the final part is in contact with the femoral bone. The meat is a bit fibrous and very flavorful.

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Ideal for breading, or minced for eating raw. Suitable for grilled steaks and scaloppine.

A tasty and tender cut of meat, situated internally, it is very voluminous and includes the inner thigh muscles and the femur bone.

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Excellent for breading, scaloppine, small meat rolls, Roast Beef and is often hand-chopped with a knife and served raw, known as Battuta al Coltello.