flank steak

noun

: a pear-shaped muscle of the beef flank
also : a steak cut from this muscle see beef illustration

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Meat Custom cuts: Grocery stores including Publix, Winn-Dixie and Whole Foods will accommodate requests for custom cuts or quantities, including deboning or the cutting of flank steak into strips. Jeff Kleinman, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025 For dinner, guests dined buffet-style on a house salad, sage pesto chicken, marinated flank steak, green beans almondine, roasted garlic and herb mashed potato from caterer Attitude On Food. Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 Some of the brunch entrees include lamb chops, roasted flank steak, chicken breast, pasta, French toast, eggs, and quiche Lorraine. Elaine Rewolinski, Journal Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2024 On a flank steak the center is much thicker than the ends, so achieving medium-rare (in the center) and medium-well (on the ends) on a large flank steak happens naturally. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flank steak 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of flank steak was in 1902

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“Flank steak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flank%20steak. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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