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AlcatravsSirloin

beef · Close equivalent

The same top-sirloin/rump region. Alcatra is the Brazilian–Portuguese name; sirloin (top sirloin) the US–UK one. Same primal, different tradition.

Translation takeaway

These are near equivalents in the way butchers and cooks use them. If you can source either one, you're very close to the same result.

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Raw Alcatra — Beef Sirloin cut
Alcatra
Beef · Sirloin

The top sirloin / rump primal in Lusophone butchery — a large, versatile block from the hindquarter that yields the picanha (its fat-capped cap) and the maminha (its tender tail), …

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Top sirloin steaks — the US cut closest to alcatra

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Raw Sirloin — Beef Sirloin cut
Sirloin
Beef · Sirloin

Sirloin comes from the rear back portion of the animal, between the short loin and the round. It is moderately tender with good flavor and slightly less marbling than the loin…

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Names by country

CountryAlcatraSirloin
🇺🇸United States—Sirloin steak
🇦🇷Argentina—Cuadril
🇲🇽Mexico—Sirloin
🇵🇹PortugalAlcatra—
🇧🇷BrazilAlcatra—
🇩🇪Germany—Hüfte

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