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Strip steak

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Strip steak
US Beef cuts
TypeShort loin cut of beef

The strip steak (also known as the New York strip in the United States, sirloin steak in Britain, South Africa, and Australasia, also porterhouse steak in Australasia) is a cut of beef steaks from the short loin of a steer. It consists of a muscle that does little work, the longissimus, making the meat particularly tender,[1] although not as tender as the nearby psoas major or tenderloin. Unlike the tenderloin, the longissimus is a sizable muscle, allowing it to be cut into larger portions.

Other names

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Grilled with onions and mushrooms
A raw USDA Prime with high marbling
Raw strip steak

According to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the steak is marketed in the United States under various names, including Ambassador Steak, Boneless Club Steak, Hotel-Style Steak, Kansas City Steak, New York Steak, and Veiny Steak.[2] Delmonico's Restaurant, which opened in New York City in 1827, offered as one of its signature dishes a cut from the short loin called a Delmonico steak. Due to its association with the city, it is most often referred to in the United States as a New York strip steak.[3][4][5]

In New Zealand and Australia, it is known as porterhouse and sirloin (striploin steak)[6] and is in the Handbook of Australian Meat under codes 2140 to 2143.[7] In the UK it is called sirloin, and in Ireland it is called striploin.

In Canada, most meat purveyors refer to this cut as a strip loin;[8] in French it is known as contre-filet. In Brazil, it is called contra-filé.

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When still attached to the bone, and with a piece of the tenderloin also included, the strip steak becomes a T-bone steak or a porterhouse steak, the difference being that the porterhouse is cut from further rear and thus has a larger portion of tenderloin included. The strip steak may be sold with or without the bone. Strip steaks may be substituted for most recipes calling for T-bone and porterhouse steaks, and sometimes for fillet and rib eye steaks.

A bone-in strip steak with no tenderloin attached is sometimes referred to as a shell steak.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Herbst, Sharon. "Kansas City Strip Steak". Epicurious. Barron's Educational Services. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Understanding the Cuts". farmfreshbeef.org. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
  3. ^ "How did the New York Strip Steak get its Name?".
  4. ^ "The Butcher's Guide: What is a New York Strip?". omahasteaks.com. Omaha Steaks. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2025. The strip steak is known by many names: New York strip steak, ambassador steak, strip loin steak, Kansas City strip, club steak, or the Omaha Strip… but most people call it New York Strip.
  5. ^ "What Makes the New York Strip Steak so Iconic?". Munchery. 2 July 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2025. Despite the fact that the cut is also known as a Kansas City strip or a top loin in other regions, the name "New York Strip Steak" has been widely accepted and used in many parts of the United States.
  6. ^ "Beef Cuts Chart" (PDF). australian-beef.com. Meat & Livestock Australia, Ltd. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  7. ^ "Australian RFP Cut Code Reference 2016 Edition" (PDF). ausmeat.com.au. Aus-Meat, Ltd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  8. ^ "Beef - Meat Cuts Manual". inspection.gc.ca. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  9. ^ Eats, Serious. "Four Expensive Steak Cuts to Know". seriouseats.com.
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