Pistola 4 Ribs
Code 1004
Cut Description
Consists of a 4 rib
hindquarter, after
the removal of the flank
and the portion of plate
corresponding
to the last 4 ribs.
Made up of the following
cuts: striploin, fillet/
tenderloin, rump, knuckle,
topside/inside, eyeround,
flat, leg of beef and shank.
embraces the dorsolumbar,
sacral-coxal,
femoral and tarsal-tibial
regions.
Skeletal Components:
HALVES OF THE LAST 4 DORSAL VERTEBRAE AND VERTEBRAL PORTION OF THE CORRESPONDING RIBS, THE 6 LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, SACRUM, FIRST 2 CAUDAL VERTEBRAE, OS COXAE, FEMUR, TIBIA AND TARSAL BONES.
HALVES OF THE LAST 4 DORSAL VERTEBRAE AND VERTEBRAL PORTION OF THE CORRESPONDING RIBS, THE 6 LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, SACRUM, FIRST 2 CAUDAL VERTEBRAE, OS COXAE, FEMUR, TIBIA AND TARSAL BONES.
Processing:
AFTER THE FLANK HAS BEEN REMOVED, A LONGITUDINAL CUT IS MADE ALONG THE EXTERNAL EDGE OF THE RIBS. THIS CUT SHALL BE MADE PARALLEL TO THE BACKBONE, AT A DISTANCE OF 25, 50 OR 75 MM., MEASURED FROM THE LATERAL END OF THE RIBEYE (M. LONGISSIMUS DORSI). THE BACKBONE SHOULD BE TRANSVERSELY SEVERED BETWEEN 9 THAND 10 TH DORSAL VERTEBRAE.
AFTER THE FLANK HAS BEEN REMOVED, A LONGITUDINAL CUT IS MADE ALONG THE EXTERNAL EDGE OF THE RIBS. THIS CUT SHALL BE MADE PARALLEL TO THE BACKBONE, AT A DISTANCE OF 25, 50 OR 75 MM., MEASURED FROM THE LATERAL END OF THE RIBEYE (M. LONGISSIMUS DORSI). THE BACKBONE SHOULD BE TRANSVERSELY SEVERED BETWEEN 9 THAND 10 TH DORSAL VERTEBRAE.
