flanken

noun

flan·​ken ˈfläŋ-kən 

: beef flank cooked especially by boiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Sprinkle the flanken or short ribs with salt and pepper. —BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2019

Options include boneless sliced chicken or beef, bone-in Korean-style (flanken) short ribs, or a mix of all three. —Larry Olmsted, USA TODAY, 28 June 2018

Tips & Techniques Prep Tip: These ribs are also called flanken-style short ribs or Oriental-style short ribs (not to be confused with beef short ribs). —Terry Grieco-kenny, Woman's Day, 11 Jan. 2012

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish, plural of flank, literally, flank, ultimately from Old French flanc

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above