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Chateaubriands are obtained from the centre of the trimmed fillet of beef, cut two or three times the thickness of an ordinary fillet steak. However, when it is to be cooked by grilling the Chateaubriand should not be more than 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) in weight as, if larger than this, the outside tends to become too dry and hard before the inside is ...
Meat with the fat content deposited within the steak to create a marbled appearance has always been regarded as more tender than steaks where the fat is in a separate layer. [3] Cooking causes melting of the fat, spreading it throughout the meat and increasing the tenderness of the final product. [1]
The tail, which is generally unsuitable for steaks due to size inconsistency, can be used for Tournedos, rounds too small to serve as an individual filet mignon-sized entre, typically plated as a pair and often cooked with bacon or lard for added richness, or used in recipes where small pieces of a tender cut are called for.
the sirloin, which is less tender than short loin, but more flavorful, can be further divided into top sirloin and bottom sirloin (including tri-tip), and; the tenderloin, which is the most tender, can be removed as a separate subprimal, and cut into filet mignons, tournedos or tenderloin steaks, and roasts (such as for beef Wellington).
A fillet or filet (UK: / ˈ f ɪ l ɪ t / FIL-it, US: / f ɪ ˈ l eɪ / fil-AY; French loanword, pronounced) is a boneless portion of meat (including fish) cut from an animal. A cut or slice of meat is often a prime ingredient in many cuisines , and many dishes call for a specific type of fillet as one of the ingredients.
A cut from the small end of the tenderloin, or psoas major, the most tender and usually the most expensive cut by weight. The word is French for dainty fillet. In French this cut can also be called filet de bœuf, which translates in English to beef fillet. When found on a menu in France, filet mignon generally refers to pork rather than beef.
Pork tenderloin, also called pork fillet, [1] pork steak [2] or Gentleman's Cut, is a long, thin cut of pork. As with all (mammalian) quadrupeds , the tenderloin refers to the psoas major muscle [ 3 ] along the central spine portion, ventral to the lumbar vertebrae, the most tender part of the animal, because those muscles are used for posture ...
A shoulder tender [6] [7] also called beef shoulder petite tender, [8] beef shoulder tender petite roast, [9] bistro filet, rat or teres major steak [6] [7] is a US cut of beef of the teres major muscle from the blade of the shoulder (chuck).