Picanha (pronounced pee-KAHN-yah) is more widely known as Top Sirloin Cap Fat On in the USA. This fat is what makes all the difference. It's the most popular cut of beef in Brazil.
Brazilian Steak Picanha packs a lot of flavor and offers one of the best price-value propositions. While Picanha is best cooked in open flames (charcoal or wood), it can also be cooked with gas or in the oven.
This product has been wet aged for 30+ days to improve tenderness. This steak is hand-cut and hand-trimmed.
WHAT MAKES OUR PICANHA BEST IN CLASS?
You do not have to look hard to find cheaper Picanha. In fact, your local butcher shop will surely advertise "Prime" Picanha for about 20-25% less than we sell if for. But the devil is in the details. There is plenty of "Prime" Holestein Picanha out there. Meat N' Bone carries USDA Prime, G1 Certified, Angus Picanha with a 3/4 fat layer and that is what makes it special.
This Picanha cut we sell is very hard to procure. There are very few cases of this product out in the market.
You will not only get the beef marbling that comes with the grade of Prime, but you are eating premium beef from Angus steers ("A" maturity), fed with premium grain and pasture. These are steers that weight less than 1,050 lbs. This is "the good stuff" raised and processed in America, aged and cut in Chicago.
The first video we have ever made, of course, had to be about this incredible Brazilian style Picanha Steak. Learn to grill Picanha in less than 3.5 minutes!
WHY WEIGHT RANGES?
While the Picanha (aka Coulotte) is not a muscle, it is also not a steak, meaning, we don't trim it and cut it to an exact weight. Each steer will be different and its Coulotte will be of a size because we sell online at pre-determined prices we have divided the Coulottes in weight ranges. We price the Picanha to the lower end of the weight range, so if it's a 2-3 lb, we are pricing it at 2 lbs. So while you may be getting the smaller end of the weight, range, you are still getting what you paid for.
Everything from the steak itself to the customer service was top notch!
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Alexander M.
Verified Buyer
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
5 months ago
A Hidden Treasure
This cut of meat is not thought of as anything special in the US. But after talking about Brazilian barbecue with some of my friends - I knew I had to try it.
This cut of meat prepared in the traditional Brazilian way (except it was not on the grill) was absolutely delicious
Thank you for having this cut available.
AR
Arlo R.
Verified Buyer
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
9 months ago
Best meat I’ve had in a while!
Excellent!
CS
Casey S.
Verified Buyer
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
1 year ago
Great Quality of service and Product
My first time going and the ser ice and explanation of ea h cut, price comparison was top notch. They were friendly and not pushy of trying to up-sale. I bought a prime choice picahna and it was excellent. Tender and fresh. The meat was not frozen so I was able to immediately season it and put it on the grill. I will be back for more choice cuts.
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Anonymous
Verified Buyer
Rated 1 out of 5 stars
1 year ago
Wrong Quality Meat
Brutal! I ordered a Prime Picanha and they sent a peice of Choice, in the 9th hour. When I brought this to their attention, and expressed my displeasure on many levels, they only offered to credit me the difference in price, instead of owning up to their mistake and either shipping me the correct piece or credit the whole amount. After a lot of back and forth emails, they finally credited me for the piece of meat, but I had to eat the shipping. This was a bad experience all around and I will never order from them again.
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Anonymous
Verified Buyer
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
1 year ago
Picanha
Very happy with the quality of the meat. Very tasty and tender!