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Aiguillette baronne

Aiguillette baronne substitutes

What to use when you can't find Aiguillette baronne at your butcher

Aiguillette baronne is the traditional name in France. Outside that tradition, butchers carry comparable beef cuts under different names — sometimes the same anatomical piece, sometimes a close cousin. The alternatives below are grouped by country so you can match what your local butcher actually carries.

Mexico

Sirloinapproximate

Same primal — aiguillette baronne is a specific muscle within the broader top-sirloin region; sirloin is the broader cut.

United States

Tri-tipapproximate

Anatomically adjacent — aiguillette baronne is the upper portion attached to the rump, tri-tip (aiguillette de rumsteck / colita de cuadril) is the lower triangle of the same general bottom-sirloin region. Both are long needle-shaped cuts; the French tradition butchers them separately.

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