Definition of skirt steak
: a boneless strip of beef cut from the plate
Examples of skirt steak in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Large plates feature smoked wagyu beef brisket, whole hog pulled pork, wagyu skirt steak from W. Black farms and duck breast.
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Beth D'addono, NOLA.com, "Nathanial Zimet adds outdoor dining as he retools Carrollton restaurants Boucherie and Bourree," 19 Oct. 2020 To buy: 1 package frozen corn kernels, 1 red bell pepper, 1 bunch celery, 1 bunch cilantro, 1 package washed, ready-to-eat salad, 1 bottle jerk seasoning and 3/4 pound skirt steak.
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cleveland, "Spicy salad features jerk seasoning," 7 Aug. 2020 This mild beef marinade will give your skirt steak just the right kick of flavor.
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Tanya Edwards, CNN Underscored, "Everything you need for the perfect taco night at home," 18 June 2020 Ingredients For carne asada: 3 to 4 pounds arrachera (skirt steak).
2 12-oz.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, "This carne asada recipe roots one metro Phoenix chef to generations of female grill masters," 30 Oct. 2019 Before cooking the meat, her father, Fermín, marinades the arrachera, or skirt steak, in a Mexican lager.
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Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, "This carne asada recipe roots one metro Phoenix chef to generations of female grill masters," 30 Oct. 2019 But the long, flat, striated slab of beef under the ranchero sauce on my plate looked, sawed and chewed like undercooked skirt steak, no matter what it was called.
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Mike Sutter, ExpressNews.com, "Review: La Hacienda Scenic Loop adds a sturdy link in the Barrios family’s chain of San Antonio Mexican restaurants," 26 Dec. 2019 Quick homemade pickles and a fast-cooking skirt steak transform the quintessential Vietnamese sandwich, the Banh Mi.
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Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, "Recipes: Banh Mi and pork skewers on your backyard grill," 13 Aug. 2019 Pork chops, lamb and certain types of steak like New York strips, top sirloin, skirt steaks and chunks of beef work really well, too.
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Chuck Blount, ExpressNews.com, "Marinating meat: myth vs. fact," 28 Oct. 2019
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The first known use of skirt steak was circa 1909
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