Undercut beef

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Salam All

In Pakistan the undercut piece is called undercut however in western countries the names are different. Can anyone please help me in telling that which part of beef is referred to undercut and which part is used to make pasinday?

JazakAllah Khair

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Here’s the explanation of the cuts of beef. I believe pasanday would correlate to thinly sliced skirt steak.

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Ok, according to the zabiha meat purveyor I found online, pasanday are cut from round steak, which is actually the hind quarters…That makes more sense as this cut of beef holds up really well to braising. It would be slices across the grain and pounded to a thinner piece to give you pasanday.

The more I think about it, with flank or skirt steak, it’s best cooked quickly on high heat, basically seared. The longer you cook flank or skirt steak (underbelly cuts) the tougher it becomes. It’s best at medium. I don’t think that would work for pasanda.

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I was thinking absolutely that you will reply. I also checked on internet but could not find any particular answer. I want for pasinday and also for the beef sandwiches. It was written that tenderloin is most tender one. What about Eye round steak?

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Eye round cut of beef is very lean, with little to no fat or marbling so it can get very tough and chewy, so I don’t think it will work well for sandwiches. It’s better suited for ground beef. Tell me what cooking method you prefer for making the sandwiches (do you want to grill/slow roast/braise etc…are you wanting thin slices or more shredded?) and I can give you somw
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For sandwiches I want it to be like in Julian cut and i think i will go with braising but do also tell me which part of beef is good for grilling/roasting?

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ribeye!!- for grilling

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Brisket is an excellent cut for slow braising. It makes really good sandwiches, and will give you that “julianned”, shredded type you want.

For grilling…Ribeye is the best!

For Roasts, I tend to go for top round.

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Thanks a lot, I bought Beef stir fry yesterday it was already Julian cut and also i bought tenderloin fillet. Thanks for your help