sirloin
Prime bovine portion
Sirloin is a cut of beef from the back, between the short loin and the round.
It's a popular steak cut, less tender than ribeye but flavorful and relatively lean: I'll have the sirloin, medium rare.
Sirloin can be divided into top sirloin and bottom sirloin, with top sirloin generally considered the better cut.
Burn the outside
- grillCooking surface over fire
- roastDry-heat cooking method
- pan-fryCook in shallow oil
- broilCook with direct heat
barbecue · charbroil · smoke · reverse-sear · sous-vide · cast-iron · rest · carryover
One who sells cuts
- cleaverBroad-bladed cutting tool
- carveCut to shape
- trimmingCutting away excess
- deboningRemoving skeletal structure
marbling · aging · dry-aged · wet-aged · portion · slicing · cutting · grain
Tender marbled steak cut
- T-boneSide-struck collision
- porterhouseLarge T-shaped steak
- filetBoneless piece of meat
- stripNarrow elongated piece
flank · chuck · brisket · rump · round · chateaubriand · tri-tip · cap
Readying for action
- choiceAct of selecting
- selectCarefully pick from options
- wagyuPremium Japanese-style beef
- grass-fedNourished on forage
grain-fed · USDA · marbling · grade · certified · Angus · Kobe · heritage
Seldom found or seen
- medium-rareSteak doneness level
- mediumMiddle size or state
- well-doneFully cooked or praised
- bluePrimary color; also sad
pink · juicy · temperature · internal · seared · rested · tender · overcooked
sear
Burn the outside
broil · barbecue · charbroil · smoke · reverse-sear · sous-vide · cast-iron · rest · carryover · crust
butcher
One who sells cuts
deboning · marbling · aging · dry-aged · wet-aged · portion · slicing · cutting · grain · wholesale
ribeye
Tender marbled steak cut
- T-boneSide-struck collision
- porterhouseLarge T-shaped steak
- filetBoneless piece of meat
strip · flank · chuck · brisket · rump · round · chateaubriand · tri-tip · cap · roast
prime
Readying for action
grass-fed · grain-fed · USDA · marbling · grade · certified · Angus · Kobe · heritage · pasture-raised
rare
Seldom found or seen
- medium-rareSteak doneness level
- mediumMiddle size or state
- well-doneFully cooked or praised
blue · pink · juicy · temperature · internal · seared · rested · tender · overcooked · charred
tender
Soft or sore
lean · firm · chewy · marbled · silky · toothsome · mouthfeel · bite · fibrous
steakhouse
Beef-focused dining establishment
- chophouseRestaurant specializing in grilled meats
- menuList of available dishes
- entreePrimary dinner course
main · portion · platter · sizzling · tableside · special · presentation
- Meat Cutsribeye, t-bone, flank steak, skirt steak, short rib
- steakhousesribeye, filet mignon, prime rib, New York strip, porterhouse
- meatbeef, pork, chicken, steak, bacon
- American foodhamburger, cheeseburger, burger, burgers, hamburgers
- meatsbeef, chicken, pork, ham, mutton
- Protein Sourceschicken, beef, eggs, fish, tofu
sirloinbrisket
Lower chest of cattle
chuck · shank · oxtail · ground beef · offal
sirlointofu
Coagulated soy milk block
seitan · tempeh · Beyond Burger · Impossible Burger · vegetables
- sirloin steakCut from lower back
- top sirloinBoneless beef roast section
- ground sirloinPulverized lean beef
- sirloin roastBeef from lower back
- bottom sirloinLower hindquarter beef section