This is a list of steak dishes.

Steak A steak is a thick cut of meat generally sliced across the muscle fibers, sometimes including a bone. It is normally grilled or fried. Steak can be diced, cooked in sauce, such as in steak and kidney pie, or minced and formed into patti ...

is generally a cut of beef sliced perpendicular to the muscle fibers, or of

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cut perpendicular to the spine. Meat steaks are usually grilled,

pan-fried Pan frying or pan-frying is a form of frying food characterized by the use of minimal cooking oil or fat (compared to shallow frying or deep frying), typically using just enough to lubricate the pan. In the case of a greasy food such as bacon, ...

, or broiled, while fish steaks may also be

baked Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most common baked item is bread but many other types of foods can be baked. Heat is gradually transferre ...

. Meat cooked in sauce, such as

steak and kidney pie Steak and kidney pie is a popular British dish. It is a savoury pie filled principally with a mixture of diced beef, diced kidney (which may be beef, lamb, veal or pork) and onion. Its contents are generally similar to those of steak and kidney p ...

, or minced meat formed into a steak shape, such as Salisbury steak and

hamburger steak Hamburg steak is a patty of ground beef. Made popular worldwide by migrating Germans, it became a mainstream dish around the start of the 19th century. It is similar to Salisbury steak. It is considered the origin of the ubiquitous hamburger, whe ...

may also be referred to as steak.

Beef

Beefsteak is a flat cut of beef, usually cut perpendicular to the muscle fibers. Beefsteaks are usually grilled,

, or broiled. The more tender cuts from the

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and

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are cooked quickly, using dry heat, and served whole. Less tender cuts from the

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or round are cooked with moist heat or are mechanically tenderized (e.g. cube steak). * – some asado dishes use beef steak * * * * * * * * * * * * * * – term originally referred to the cut of beef used in the dish which is known as skirt steak. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * File:Tatar-1.jpg, Steak tartare File:Surf and turf (1).JPG,

Surf and turf Surf and turf or surf 'n' turf is a main course combining seafood and red meat. A typical seafood component would be lobster (either lobster tail or a whole lobster), prawns, shrimp, squid or scallops, any of which could be steamed, grilled or ...

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Tournedos Rossini Tournedos Rossini is a French steak dish, named after 19th-century composer Gioachino Rossini. Its invention is attributed to either French master chef Marie-Antoine Carême, Adolphe Dugléré, or Savoy Hotel chef Auguste Escoffier. The dish ...

is a French steak dish, purportedly created for the composer

Gioachino Rossini Gioachino Antonio Rossini (29 February 1792 – 13 November 1868) was an Italian composer who gained fame for his 39 operas, although he also wrote many songs, some chamber music and piano pieces, and some sacred music. He set new standards ...

by French master chef

Marie-Antoine Carême Marie Antoine (Antonin) Carême (; 8 June 178412 January 1833) was a French chef and an early practitioner and exponent of the elaborate style of cooking known as ''grande cuisine'', the "high art" of French cooking: a grandiose style of cookery ...

or by

Savoy Hotel The Savoy Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the Strand in the City of Westminster in central London, England. Built by the impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte with profits from his Gilbert and Sullivan opera productions, it opened on 6 August ...

chef

Auguste Escoffier Georges Auguste Escoffier (; 28 October 1846 – 12 February 1935) was a French chef, restaurateur and culinary writer who popularized and updated traditional French cooking methods. Much of Escoffier's technique was based on that of Marie-Antoi ...

Fish

Fish steak A fish steak, alternatively known as a fish cutlet, is a cut of fish which is cut perpendicular to the spine and can either include the bones or be boneless. Fish steaks can be contrasted with fish fillets, which are cut parallel to either side ...

is a cut of fish which is cut perpendicular to the spine and includes the bones. Fish steaks can be contrasted with fish fillets, which are cut parallel to either side of the spine and do not include the larger bones. Fish steaks can be grilled,

, broiled or

. * Kabkabou – fish and tomato stew traditionally prepared in

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with fish steak, capers, olives and lemon

Pork

Pork steak is generally cut from the

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of the pig, but can also be cut from the

or leg of the pig. Shoulder steaks are cut from the same primal cut of meat most commonly used for

pulled pork Pulled pork is an American barbecue dish, more specifically a dish of the Southern U.S., based on shredded barbecued pork shoulder. It is typically slow-smoked over wood (usually outdoors); indoor variations use a slow cooker. The meat is th ...

, and can be quite tough without long cooking times due to the high amount of

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in the meat, therefore, pork shoulder steaks are often cooked slower than a typical beef steak, and are often stewed or simmered in

barbecue sauce Barbecue sauce (also abbreviated as BBQ sauce) is a sauce used as a marinade, basting, condiment, or topping for meat cooked in the barbecue cooking style, including pork or beef ribs and chicken. It is a ubiquitous condiment in the Southern ...

during cooking. * Kotellet * Pork chop *

Pork chop bun A pork chop bun is one of the most popular and famous snacks in Macau, and has been described as a Macau specialty. Pork chop bun is derived from a Portuguese pork sandwich named . The bun ( piggy bun) is extremely crisp outside and very soft i ...

* Twice cooked pork – well-known Sichuan-style Chinese dish prepared by

simmering Simmering is a food preparation technique by which foods are cooked in hot liquids kept just below the boiling point of water (lower than ) and above poaching temperature (higher than ). To create a steady simmer, a liquid is brought to a boil, ...

pork belly Pork belly or belly pork is a boneless and fatty cut of meat from the belly of a pig. Pork belly is particularly popular in Hispanic, Chinese, Danish, Norwegian, Korean, Thai and Filipino cuisine. Regional dishes France In Alsatian ...

steaks in water with spices, then refrigerating and slicing it, and lastly shallow frying in oil in a wok.

Vegetables, mushrooms, etc.

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steak *

Tofu Tofu (), also known as bean curd in English, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid white blocks of varying softness; it can be ''silken'', ''soft'', ''firm'', ''extra firm'' or ''super f ...

steak * Steak fries, in the US and Canada, are fried potato wedges cut larger than regular

French fries French fries (North American English), chips (British English), finger chips (Indian English), french-fried potatoes, or simply fries, are '' batonnet'' or ''allumette''-cut deep-fried potatoes of disputed origin from Belgium and France. Th ...

Steak sauces

Steak sauce is a dark brown sauce commonly served as a

condiment A condiment is a preparation that is added to food, typically after cooking, to impart a specific flavor, to enhance the flavor, or to complement the dish. A table condiment or table sauce is more specifically a condiment that is served separat ...

for beef in the United States. The original sauce which 'steak sauce' is derived from is known in

Britain Britain most often refers to: * The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands * Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...

as " brown sauce". Also derived from "brown sauce" in Japan tonkatsu sauce has a slight variation in ingredients. * * * * * * * * * *

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