It is the same piece of steak, but sometimes you might just wonder how come the beef served in restaurants taste much better than what you cooked at home. Eager to cook steak like a chef in restaurant? What you have to consider first is not the recipe. The secret of cooking premium beef at home is understanding what you buying.
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There are lots of different steaks available in the market. It is critical to know about the taste of different cuts of the beef, and its best cooking method. Once you get the hang of identifying what a premium steak is, cooking it like a chef at home would be blinking easy.
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You are highly suggested to get at least an inch and a half thick steak if you want to cook it premium at home. Only a thick steak could hold fat and get that caramel grill colour in perfection.
In this article, I would share top 6 beef cuts that are mostly available in the market.
(Remarks: 5 x * as the highest degree)
1. FILET MIGNON
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Positioned at the cows’ back, this is a perfect fillet which contains no marbling, no fat.
Beef flavor: *
Beef Aroma : *
Tenderness :***** (Most tender)
Beef Aroma : *
Tenderness :***** (Most tender)
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2. RIB EYE
Usually in oval shape, surrounded by fat with slight marbling called the eye.
Beef Flavor : ***
Beef Aroma:***
Tenderness :***
(Medium Tender)
Beef Aroma:***
Tenderness :***
(Medium Tender)
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3. STRIP STEAK/ NEW YOUR STEAK LONG NARROW STEAK
Beef Flavor: *****
Beef Aroma: *****
Tenderness:**
(Medium to firm texture)
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4. TOP SIRLOIN
As it named itself, it comes from the top of sirloin.
Beef Aroma:*****
Beef Flavor:*****
Tenderness: *
(Firm Texture)
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5. FLAT IRON STEAK
Beef Aroma:***
Beef Flavor:***
Tenderness:*****
( Very Tender)
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