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Fillet (cut) Fillets of dory, a type of fish. A fillet or filet ( UK: / ˈfɪlɪt /, US: / fɪˈleɪ /; from the French word filet, pronounced [filɛ]) is a boneless cut or slice of meat or fish. The fillet is often a prime ingredient in many cuisines, and many dishes call for a specific type of fillet as one of the ingredients.
Filet mignon (/ ˌ f iː l eɪ ˈ m iː n j ɒ̃ /; [1] French: [filɛ miɲɔ̃]; lit. ' delicate, fine, or cute fillet ' ) is a cut of meat taken from the smaller end of the tenderloin , or psoas major of a cow.
The center cut is suitable for portion-controlled steaks, as the diameter of the eye remains relatively consistent. The center cut can yield the traditional filet mignon or tenderloin steak, as well as the Chateaubriand and Beef Wellington .
Fish fillet. A fish fillet, from the French word filet ( pronounced [filɛ]) meaning a thread or strip, [ 1] is the flesh of a fish which has been cut or sliced away from the bone by cutting lengthwise along one side of the fish parallel to the backbone. In preparation for filleting, any scales on the fish should be removed.
In Chilean cuisine, the boneless rib steak is known as lomo vetado. In Spanish cuisine, the rib eye is known by its French name, entrecot. In French Canada, mainly the province of Québec, it is called "Faux filet" (literally: "wrong" or "fake" fillet). In Austria the same cut is known as "Rostbraten", it is usually cut thinner at 0,5-1 cm.
T-bone steaks are cut closer to the front, and contain a smaller section of tenderloin. The smaller portion of a T-bone, when sold alone, is known as a filet mignon (called fillet steak in Commonwealth countries and Ireland), especially if cut from the small forward end of the tenderloin.
v. t. e. During butchering, beef is first divided into primal cuts, pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass. These are basic sections from which steaks and other subdivisions are cut. Since the animal's legs and neck muscles do the most work, they are the toughest; the meat becomes more tender as distance from hoof and horn increases.
Chateaubriand (sometimes called chateaubriand steak) is a dish that traditionally consists of a large front cut fillet of tenderloin grilled between two lesser pieces of meat that are discarded after cooking. [ 1] While the term originally referred to the preparation of the dish, Auguste Escoffier named the specific front cut of the tenderloin ...