Tenderloin Side Strap (chain) Off

Code 2454A   
detalle

Cut Description

This cut is prepared from a full tenderloin (item 2454) by removing the side strap (m. psoas minor). Only m. psoas major and m. iliacus remain in this cut. Excess fat cover is removed. It may be prepared with or without its external membrane. M. iliacus, adjacent to the m. psoas minor, may be excluded in which case the m. psoas major represents the sole muscular component remaining in the piece.
Skeletal Components:
IT COMPRISES HALF OF THE SIX LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, 12TH AND 13TH DORSAL VERTEBRAE AND THE SPINAL PORTION OF CORRESPONDINGS RIBS, 1ST SACRAL VERTEBRAE , ILIUM AND PROXIMAL EPIPHYSIS OF THE FEMUR.
Muscular Component:
IT CONSISTS OF THE SUB-LUMBAR MUSCLES, NAMELY M. PSOAS MAJOR, M. PSOAS MINOR AND M. ILIACUS.
Processing:
SUB-LUMBAR MUSCLES ARE EXCISED FROM THE VENTRAL SURFACE OF LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, LAST TWO DORSAL VERTEBRAE AND THE SPINAL PORTION OF CORRESPONDING RIBS, AS WELL AS FROM THE ILIUM, 1ST SACRAL VERTEBRAE AND PROXIMAL EPIPHYSIS OF THE FEMUR. AFTER THE MUSCLES HAVE BEEN SEPARATED FROM THE BONES, EXCESS FAT DEPOSITIONS ARE TRIMMED OFF. IT MAY BE PREPARED WITH OR WITHOUT ITS EXTERNAL MEMBRANE ACCORDING TO THE BUYERS REQUIREMENTS.