skirt steak

noun

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Definition of skirt steak

: a boneless strip of beef cut from the plate

Recent Examples of skirt steak from the Web

Bang for the Buck Mr. Kearney handpicked a dinner menu that included skirt steak with a potato, mushroom bacon and olive stew.

— New York Times, "She Wanted Lavish, He Was Fine With City Hall," 8 June 2018
Go for undervalued cuts like hangar steak, skirt steak, and fajita meat.

— natalie b. compton, GQ, "How to Grill Like a Chef This Summer," 31 May 2018
There’s also a bone-in New York strip, rib-eye for one, Tomahawk for two, patty melt, filet mignon, hangar steak, skirt steak and prime rib.

— jenn harris, latimes.com, "A first look at APL, Adam Perry Lang's new Hollywood restaurant and meat palace," 9 May 2018
Soy sauce and sherry make a sauce for a weeknight stir-fry of skirt steak and sweet, crunchy sugar snap peas.

— karoline boehm goodnick, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipe: Start a weeknight stir-fry in a very hot pan with skirt steak, sugar snaps, and peppers," 7 May 2018
Instead of skirt steak, the beef fajitas are Certified Angus Beef sirloin grilled over mesquite; chicken fajitas meat is cooked rotisserie style.

— Houston Chronicle, "Tex-Mex and Mexican restaurants to try," 10 May 2018
Nacho and film producer Diego Robino pulled up to Las Nenas Steakhouse, and proceeded to order fast-cash skirt steak, ribeye, French fries, and blood sausages with a side of beer.

— bridget hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, "Recap: Anthony Bourdain Eats All the Meat in Uruguay in 'Parts Unknown'," 7 May 2018
Menu highlights include a chilled shellfish platter of Kumamoto oysters, king crab and Maine lobster ($10 supplement) and Snake River Farms skirt steak and eggs with crunchy warm tortillas and ranchero sauce.

— julie giuffrida, latimes.com, "Where to take mom for Mother's Day brunch," 3 May 2018
Top the vegetables with the skirt steak and season each serving with a few drops of dark sesame oil.

— San Antonio Express-News, "Recipe: Bibimbap," 27 Feb. 2018

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