Beef cut: where it is, price, recipes
Pear cut
About 400 grams per animal, pear-shaped, tucked against the femur. With merlan and araignée it belongs to the three cuts a French butcher quietly keeps under the counter.
- Pan-seared
- Grilled
$13/ lb
- In French
- Poire
- Where it sits
- Round. Poire, merlan, araignée: three grilling gems hidden in the round, rare because they are small.
- Tenderness
- 5/5
- Flavor
- 4/5
- Marbling
- 2/5
- Price
- $13 / lb ·
- Actual size
- ~15 cm
Compared with its neighbors
Compared with Merlan cut, Pear cut is more flavorful (4/5 vs 3/5), more marbled (2/5 vs 1/5) and costs the same.
Compared with Spider steak / oyster steak, Pear cut is more tender (5/5 vs 4/5), milder (4/5 vs 5/5), leaner (2/5 vs 3/5) and costs $1 a pound less.
| Cut | Tenderness | Flavor | Marbling | Price | How to cook it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Spider steak / oyster steak | 4/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | $14 / lb | Pan-seared, Grilled |
