Youtube Account: Jess Pryles

Be the butcher: How to cut your own picanha (top sirloin cap) steaks from a whole roast.

Picanha is one of my favorite steaks—juicy, beefy, and surprisingly easy to cut yourself. You might also know it as top sirloin cap (or rump cap in Australia). In this video, I show you how to turn a whole picanha into steaks, why I cut them WITH the grain, and a fat-trimming trick a Brazilian butcher taught me to help get a better sear. Plus, why picanha and tri-tip aren’t the same thing! 00:00 What is picanha? 00:40 Picanha vs. tri-tip 00:57 Fat cap and silver skin 01:15 Why cut steaks WITH the grain? 01:38 Finding the grain 02:08 Cutting your picanha steaks 02:57 Why the fat cap can interfere with your sear 03:25 The Brazilian butcher’s trimming trick 03:54 Trimming the fat cap thickness 04:11 Saving fat for tallow and final tips 🔪 Gear Used in This Video: Trimming/boning knife htt…