Prime cut
Beef
Beef Fillet
The most tender cut on the animal. Lean, buttery and quick to cook.
KSh 1,600per kg
Beef Blade (Gichiri)
Shoulder blade steak - known here as gichiri. Rich flavour, best braised.
KSh 900 per kg
Available today - cut fresh when your order comes in
kg
Cut to order, no surcharge. Priced per kilogram. Type any weight from 0.5 kg - 1.4, 1.75, whatever you actually need - or use the buttons to move in quarter kilos. Tell us the thickness, trim or portion size you want in the notes at checkout, and we weigh after cutting and confirm your exact total before dispatch.
| Cut from | Shoulder (chuck / blade) |
|---|---|
| Best for | Braises, wet fry, stews, pot roast |
| Texture | Well-flavoured, central gristle line, tender when slow-cooked |
| Portioning | Steaks or cubed |
| Price | KSh 900 per kg |
| Butchered at | City Market, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi |
About Our Beef Blade (Gichiri)
Blade - gichiri - is cut from the shoulder, a hard-working part of the animal that carries a line of connective tissue running through the middle of the steak. That line is the whole story: cook it fast and it is chewy, but braise it slowly and it melts into gelatine, leaving you with a deeply flavoured, tender cut at a fraction of the price of a loin steak.
It is one of the best-value cuts on the counter for a wet fry, a stew or a pot roast. Brown it hard, then let it simmer covered with onion, tomato, garlic and ginger until it gives way. Some cooks cut the gristle line out and use the two lean halves as a quick-cooking steak; either way you are getting a lot of flavour for the money. If you like this style of cooking, our short ribs reward the same patience.
How to Cook Beef Blade (Gichiri)
- Brown hard first - the caramelisation is where much of the flavour comes from.
- Braise covered for two hours or so, until the central line has softened.
- Or cut out the gristle line and treat the two lean pieces as a quick steak.
- Finish a wet fry by reducing the sauce hard at the end.
- Pressure cooker: about 40 minutes gets it tender.
Buying beef blade (gichiri) in Nairobi
We cut beef blade (gichiri) at Stall 55, ground floor, City Market, Muindi Mbingu Street, in the Nairobi CBD - the same stall Kamundia Butchery has traded from since 1959. Walk in any day - Monday to Saturday 6:30am - 7:00pm, Sunday 9:00am - 5:00pm - and buy it over the counter, or order here and we will deliver it chilled. Orders placed before 4:00pm go out the same day across the CBD, Westlands, Kilimani, Karen and everywhere else we serve.
Buying in quantity? We supply restaurants, hotels, schools and canteens across Nairobi with standing orders and whole-carcass pricing - see wholesale and bulk supply, or call 0707 700511 to talk it through.
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Beef Blade (Gichiri): Questions
Beef Blade (Gichiri) is KSh 900 per kg. Because it is cut to order, we weigh it after cutting and confirm the exact total with you before anything is dispatched. Prices at the counter and online are the same.
Yes, and at no extra charge - it is the whole point of buying from a butcher rather than a chiller cabinet. Tell us the thickness, trim, portion size or preparation you want in the notes when you order, or just describe what you are cooking and let us choose. We butcher whole carcasses at City Market, so the options are real.
Yes, every day. Order before 4:00pm on 0707 700511 for same-day chilled delivery across Nairobi. Delivery is a flat fee by area, from KSh 300 to KSh 1,000 depending on where you are, and it is added to your basket total automatically. See the full fee table.
Three to four days in the coldest part of the fridge, loosely covered so the surface dries rather than sweats. To freeze, portion into meal sizes, press flat, wrap tightly and label. Thaw overnight in the fridge, never on the counter, and do not refreeze thawed raw meat.
At our stall: City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi, beside Jamia Mosque in the Nairobi CBD, open every day 6:30am to 7:00pm Monday to Saturday, and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Sundays. You can also order it online here, on WhatsApp, or by calling 0707 700511. See the rest of the beef section or the full counter.
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Beef Blade (Gichiri), cut the way you want it
KSh 900 per kg. Tell us how you want it prepared and we will cut it fresh and get it to you the same day, anywhere in Nairobi.
City Market, Ground Floor, Stall 55 Muindi Mbingu St, Nairobi · Open Mon-Sat 6:30am-7pm, Sun 9am-5pm · 0707 700511