Meat Carving is the slicing of cooked or raw products. This is usually meat, fish, game and poultry. In this technique, it is intended that the slices to be cut, all end up just as thick or thin, and have the same weight. They must be equal in shape and the parts that are carved must be deboned and filleted.

Today I will use the tenderloin

Method

1. Place the required materials ready for use.

2. Place a damp cloth on the workbench, and place the cutting board on top of it. It will prevent the board from sliding.

3. Place the cooked beef on cutting board

4. Cut the tenderloin transverse to the threads of the muscle tissue

5. Cut the individual pieces in equal thickness or weight.

6. Serve the individual pieces directly or let them cool and store covered in the refrigerator.

7. Clean and disinfect all materials, tools and workplace.

Materials needed for Carving
cutting board – cloth – carving knife – waste container – plateau – cling film

Tips

The pieces of beef that remain behind are perfect to use in a stew.

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Are you one of those persons that have to see something done before you can do it yourself?
Watch the video and go and carve your own tenderloin just like it.

Result

The operation is done properly when:

– The tranches are cut across the grain of the muscle

– The pieces are of equal size, weight and shape.

The Art of Beef Cutting: A Meat Professional’s Guide to Butchering and Merchandising

The Art of Beef Cutting

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