Beef, French to American: paleron?

[Mosca]

I’m trying to figure out what paleron is. I understand it is a top blade steak. And that is also a flatiron steak. Like, sort of; cut from different parts of the same muscle, or something. Is this also the teres major? Can I get a top blade roast instead of top blade steaks?

[Ahumadora]

Watch this video and he shows you the flat Iron and allso the Denver steak.
Meathead needs to talk to these guys about adding videos and wild game recipes.

[Hulagn1971]

I love Denver steak. It has become one of my favorites within the last year.

[Greygoose]

I could binge watch these vids
Outstanding info

[58limited]

They sure make it look easy, don't they? It would take me all day to break down a front quarter.

[RobertC]

Yes, the paleron is the same muscle as the top blade. In the US, we cut the chuck into roasts or steaks, across the scapula. If you look at what are often called "blade chuck roasts" you can see the slightly flattened muscle above the scapula. In France, butchers cut the shoulder a little differently, so they separate that muscle from the scapula in its entirety and call it the paleron. Same thing with pork butts -- in the US we cut them into pork steaks across the scapula, French butchers cut along the scapula to separate the paleron.

My stepdad was a butcher so I used to work in the shop. When I moved to France it took me a while to recognize that I was seeing the same muscle, just cut in a different direction.