Leg of Beef - Heel Muscle

Code 2472   
detalle

Cut Description

The name of this cut can either be leg of beef or heel. It is located in the femoral/ tibial region, it borders the outside in the proximal/ lateral end the topside, in the proximal/ medial end and the knuckle in the proximal/cranial end.
Skeletal Components:
DISTAL EPIPHYSIS OF THE FEMUR, TIBIA AND CALCANEAL TUBEROSITY.
Muscular Component:
M. GASTROCNEMIUS AND M. FLEXOR DIGITORUM SUPERFICIALIS.
Processing:
FROM A ROUND BONE IN (ITEM 1007), IT IS OBTAINED BY SEVERING THROUGH THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE, WHICH CONNECTS THE M. GASTROCNEMIUS WITH THE LARGE MUSCULAR MASS COVERING THE MEDIAL AND LATERAL SIDES OF THE FEMUR (TOPSIDE AND OUTSIDE), AS WELL AS FROM THE EXTENSORS AND FLEXOR MUSCLES OF THE LEG DISTAL END. BONES ARE REMOVED BY CUTTING THE MUSCLE ATTACHMENTS TO THE FEMUR AND CALCANEAL TUBEROSITY. EXCESS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND TENDONS ENDS ARE PROPERLY TRIMMED.