What qualifies a cut of beef to be considered a steak?

Answer 1

steak [ stayk ] (plural steaks)


noun

Definition:

1. cut of beef: a thick slice of beef from a lean part of a cow
2. piece of meat or fish: a piece of a meat other than beef, e.g. pork, ham, venison, or veal, or of a large fish such as cod, salmon, or tuna
3. serving of ground meat: ground meat formed into a solid shape, usually a flat roundish shape, and served broiled, fried, or barbecued

Steaks can come from different parts of an animal. The porterhouse, is kind of a composite steak coming from the point where the tenderloin and top loin meet. Basically an oversized T-Bone steak the porterhouse is thicker cut and has much more of the tenderloin relative to the loin portion. If you remove the bone and cut out the two steaks that basically make up this steak you will get a tenderloin steak and a top loin (or New York Strip Steak).
The Hanger Steak is a thick strip of meat from the underside of the beef cow. It hangs (hence the name) between the rib and the loin. It is part of the diaphragm and, like a skirt steak is full of flavor but can be tough if not prepared correctly. The hanger steak has a grainy texture which is great for many dishes.
Essentially a ground-beef patty that has been flavored with minced onion and seasonings before being fried or broiled.
A fish steak is a portion of cut perpendicular to the backbone, as opposed to a fillet, which is cut parallel to it. For the steak to hold together during cooking, the flesh must be rather firm; fish that are often cut into steaks include salmon, swordfish, halibut, turbot, tuna, and mahi mahi.

Answer 2

A "steak" is any cut of beef that is intended to be cooked on a grill or in a broiler. Generally it is cut across the grain of the muscle fibers, but not always: flank steak consists of a whole thin muscle.

Answer 3

A "steak" is any cut of beef that is intended to be cooked on a grill or in a broiler. Generally it is cut across the grain of the muscle fibers, but not always: flank steak consists of a whole thin muscle.

Answer 4

eyes of round the best cut for steak