Beef cut: where it is, price, recipes
Flank
The American flank covers both the French bavette and part of the flanchet. It is fajita meat, carne asada meat, and what a London broil is actually made of.
- Grilled
- Pan-seared
$10/ lb
- French cuts
- Bavette d'aloyau, Flanchet
- Where it sits
- Flank. Hanger and skirt are the butcher's own cuts: he kept them for himself, far from the window.
- Tenderness
- 3/5
- Flavor
- 5/5
- Marbling
- 2/5
- Price
- $10 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~30 cm
Compared with its neighbors
Compared with Skirt steak, Flank is leaner (2/5 vs 3/5) and costs $1 a pound less.
| Cut | Tenderness | Flavor | Marbling | Price | How to cook it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flank | 3/5 | 5/5 | 2/5 | $10 / lb | Grilled, Pan-seared |
| Skirt steak | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | $11 / lb | Grilled, Pan-seared |
