Steak de Burgo is a steak dish and a regional specialty in the
Midwest, specifically
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines () is the capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small part of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, ...
. This traditional dish was originally made famous by Johnny and Kay's Restaurant. The dish usually consists of a
beef tenderloin
A beef tenderloin (US English), known as an eye fillet in Australasia, filet in France, filé mignon in Brazil, and fillet in the United Kingdom and South Africa, is cut from the loin of beef.
Description
As with all quadrupeds, the tenderloin ...
either topped with
butter
Butter is a dairy product made from the fat and protein components of churned cream. It is a semi-solid emulsion at room temperature, consisting of approximately 80% butterfat. It is used at room temperature as a spread, melted as a condimen ...
,
garlic, and
Italian herbs, or served in a
sauce
In cooking, a sauce is a liquid, cream, or semi-solid food, served on or used in preparing other foods. Most sauces are not normally consumed by themselves; they add flavor, moisture, and visual appeal to a dish. ''Sauce'' is a French wor ...
consisting of those same ingredients.
"Steak De Burgo"
, Iowa Beef Industry Council. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
See also
* List of regional dishes of the United States
* List of steak dishes
This is a list of steak dishes. Steak is generally a cut of beef sliced perpendicular to the muscle fibers, or of fish cut perpendicular to the spine. Meat steaks are usually grilled, pan-fried, or broiled, while fish steaks may also be bake ...
References
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Beef dishes
Cuisine of the Midwestern United States
Culture of Des Moines, Iowa