Beef cut: where it is, price, recipes
Spider steak / oyster steak
The web of sinew running through it gives the cut its name. There is one per animal, around 500 grams, and it almost never reaches the display case.
- Pan-seared
- Grilled
$14/ lb
- In French
- Araignée
- Where it sits
- Round. Poire, merlan, araignée: three grilling gems hidden in the round, rare because they are small.
- Tenderness
- 4/5
- Flavor
- 5/5
- Marbling
- 3/5
- Price
- $14 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~18 cm
Compared with its neighbors
Compared with Pear cut, Spider steak / oyster steak is less tender (4/5 vs 5/5), more flavorful (5/5 vs 4/5), more marbled (3/5 vs 2/5) and costs $1 a pound more.
Compared with Merlan cut, Spider steak / oyster steak is less tender (4/5 vs 5/5), more flavorful (5/5 vs 3/5), more marbled (3/5 vs 1/5) and costs $1 a pound more.
| Cut | Tenderness | Flavor | Marbling | Price | How to cook it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spider steak / oyster steak | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | $14 / lb | Pan-seared, Grilled |
| Pear cut | 5/5 | 4/5 | 2/5 | $13 / lb | Pan-seared, Grilled |
| Merlan cut | 5/5 | 3/5 | 1/5 | $13 / lb | Pan-seared, Grilled |
