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steak Definition

steak (stāk)

noun

  1. a slice of meat, esp. beef, or of a large fish, cut thick for broiling or frying
  2. ground beef formed into a patty for broiling or frying

Etymology: ME steike < ON steik < base of steikja, to roast on a spit: for IE base see stick

steak Synonyms

steak

n.

Cuts of steak include: filet mignon, tenderloin, porterhouse, sirloin, strip, Delmonico, rib, T-bone, New York, Kansas City, London broil, minute, chip, club, cube, flank, chuck, Salisbury, string, rump, shell, round;

steak Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • braise: Cayman's traditional national dish is turtle, served as soup, stew or braised turtle steaks.
  • marinate: After the Yorkshire Pudding has been baking for 10 minutes drop the marinated steaks into the part baked batter.
  • stew: Our stewing steak ( sliced or diced ) can be used with this method.
  • sear: Meanwhile, grill or sear the tuna steak in a pan.

Adjective modifier

  • grilled: Famous for their Stylized Bees logo our steak knife set is ideal for slicing through grilled steaks & chops.
  • chargrilled: I chose a chargrilled tuna steak ( £ 11.50 ), which came with a small salad.
  • juicy: In the mean time I thank the Lord for this juicy steak on my plate... .
  • succulent: Hot smoked salmon steaks - rich, succulent steaks, one of our most popular buys.
  • pan-fried: Flavored butters also enliven grills and pan-fried steaks and can be shaped into cylinders and frozen for use at a later date.
  • char-grilled: Char-grilled steaks are just one of Simon's specialities amid a comprehensive menu and specials list featuring everything from wild boar to sea bass.

Modifies a noun

  • tartare: A guide to the food trends of 2006 Published: 14 January 2006 Haven't heard of crab empanadas or Korean steak tartare?
  • frites: A glass of wine at lunchtime with your steak frites, unthinkable in Southwark, is suddenly de rigueur.
  • poivre: Food includes classic Greek dishes like meze and kleftiko as well as French favorites like steak au poivre.
  • pie: He is currently working on perfecting his own steak pie, which he believes will be the best in Scotland!

Noun used with modifier

  • sirloin: The gloriously named weeping tiger is a tasty sirloin steak flavored with lovely hot chili sauce.
  • rump: Far from receiving rump steak; they were making a broth of the butcher's leftovers.
  • filet: M: filet steak with pepper sauce; pasta dish of the day.
  • tuna: Limit your weekly intake of tuna to two tuna steaks or four medium-sized cans of tuna.
  • T-bone: Another interesting entry on the main menu is the T-bone steak, which came, of course, with boiled rice or chips.
  • rib-eye: It wasn't expensive for central London: £ 12 for a very good rib-eye steak.
steak Quotes

Like a steak spread with butter and topped with good, rich, broiled eels.

—Kurosawa, Akira

Levin wanted friendship and got friendliness; he wanted steak and they offered spam.

—Malamud, Bernard

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