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Beau Monde seasoning
Beau Monde seasoning
This is a seasoning mix manufactured by Spices Islands that combines salt, onion, and celery flavors.
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Beaufort
Beaufort
This semi-firm raw cow's milk cheese is slightly sweet and has a nice texture. It's a great melting cheese, so it's often used in fondues.
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Beaujolais
Beaujolais
This is a region in Eastern France that produces light, fruity, fresh-tasting red wines that are relatively low in alcohol. Beaujolais wines should be drunk while young.
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Beaumont cheese
This French cow's milk cheese has a mild, nutty flavor
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beechnut, beech nut, beechmast
beechnut
Beechnuts are small, triangular nuts. They're usually roasted.
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Beef
Beef
Fresh beef has cream-colored fat and bright red meat. The best beef is marbled with fine strands of fat, which bastes the meat as it cooks and makes it tender and juicy. Lower grades of beef have thicker marbling or no marbling, so the meat's tougher after you cook it. Choice breeds include Angus, Kobe, Chianina, and lean but tender Piedmontese.
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beef 7-bone pot roast
This is a tough cut of meat, so it's usually braised or cooked in liquid to tenderize it. A steak from this roast is called a 7-bone steak.
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beef 7-bone steak, 7-bone steak, center chuck steak
beef 7-bone steak
This is an economical steak cut from a 7-bone pot roast. It's rather tough, so your best bet is to braise it. If you insist on grilling or broiling it, be sure to marinate it overnight to make it as tender as possible.
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beef arm roast, arm chuck roast, arm pot roast, arm roast, chuck arm roast
beef arm roast
This is just a butcher's blade away from the shoulder roast, and the main difference between the two is that the arm roast has a round bone in it and is slightly more tender. You can use this for a pot roast, or cut it up for stew meat, but it's too tough to cook with dry heat. A steak cut from this roast is called an arm steak.
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beef arm steak, arm chuck steak, arm steak, arm Swiss steak, round bone steak
beef arm steak
This is a steak cut from an arm roast. It's too tough to grill or broil, but it's very tasty if you braise it.
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beef back ribs, back ribs, barbecue beef ribs, rib bones, Texas ribs
beef back ribs
These aren't very meaty, but the ribs are long and fun to eat. They come in slabs containing several ribs. Grill the whole slab, then cut them into individual ribs when you serve them. Allow 1/2 to 1 pound per person.
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beef blade roast, blade chuck roast, blade pot roast, blade roast
beef blade roast
This makes a good pot roast, but it's too tough to cook using dry heat
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beef bones, beef bones, beef soup bones
beef bones
These are usually boiled with other ingredients to make a flavorful soup base. The meatier the better.
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beef bottom round, bottom round
beef bottom round
The bottom round is usually divided into two smaller cuts: the bottom round roast and the rump roast.
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beef bottom round roast, bottom round roast
beef bottom round roast
These roasts are cut from the bottom round. Some people roast them in the oven, but they're a bit tough and work better as pot roasts.
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beef bouillon cubes
beef bouillon cubes
A bullion cube weighs 0.14 ounce and with water makes one cup.
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beef brisket, brisket, first cut, flat cut, flat half, front cut, point cut
beef brisket
Northerners like to use the brisket to make corned beef, but Southerners often prefer to barbecue it because they like the way the meat pulls apart into tender, juicy strands. Briskets are usually sold boneless, and often cut into two parts: the flat cut = flat half = first cut = thin cut and the fattier and cheaper point cut = point half = front cut = thick cut.
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Beef Chuck, Beef Chuck, beef shoulder
Beef Chuck
The chuck section comes from the shoulder and neck of the beef, and it yields some of the most flavorful and economical cuts of meat. The downside is that these cuts tend to be tough and fatty, and they have more than their fair share of bone and gristle. It's usually best to cook them slowly in a liquid.
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beef chuck eye, chuck eye, chuck filet, chuck fillet, chuck tender
beef chuck eye
This is one of the more tender cuts from the chuck section, so you can cook it in liquid or roast it in the oven. A steak cut from this roast is called a chuck eye steak.
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beef chuck eye steak, beauty steak, chuck eye steak, chuck filet steak
beef chuck eye steak
This steak isn't bad, considering it's a chuck steak. In fact, it's tender enough to grill or broil, provided that you marinate it overnight first.
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beef chuck steak, chuck steak
beef chuck steak
Chuck steaks comes from the neck and shoulder of the beef, and they tend to be chewy but flavorful and inexpensive. Most of them are too tough to grill, broil, or pan-fry--it's better to braise them or cut them up as stew meat. If you must grill one, make sure you marinate it overnight first.
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beef club steak, club steak, Delmonico steaks
beef club steak
Think of this as a T-bone steak without any of the choice tenderloin muscle in it. These steaks are sometimes also called Delmonico steaks, though that name is more often used for rib-eye steaks. To add to the confusion, rib steaks are sometimes called club steaks.
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beef coulotte steak, coulotte steak, culotte steak, culottes steak
beef coulotte steak
This is a small, boneless steak cut from the sirloin. It's got good flavor, but it's a bit tougher than other steaks so you might want to marinate before cooking it.
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beef cross rib roast, beef chuck cross rib pot roast, Boston cut
beef cross rib roast
If boneless, this is sometimes called an English roll. This makes a fine pot roast, but it's too tough to roast with dry heat.
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beef cube steak, cube steak
beef cube steak
This is a relatively tough cut of meat that the butcher tenderizes by turning it almost into hamburger. In some parts of the country, a minute steak is a small, thin sirloin steak.
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beef eye round roast, eye of the round, eye round roast
beef eye round roast
This boneless roast looks like a choice tenderloin, but it's much tougher. It's best to cook it very slowly using moist heat. A steak cut from this roast is an eye round steak.
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beef eye round steak, breakfast steak, eye of round steak, eye round steak
beef eye round steak
This is a small, boneless steak cut from an eye round roast. It's tough, so it's sometimes cut into stew meat or processed into cube steak. It's also good braised, but it will require the tenderizing effects of a marinade if you want to grill or broil it. If cut thinly, this steak is sometimes called a breakfast steak = wafer steak = sandwich steak = minute steak.
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beef filet mignon, bifteck, châteaubriand, filet mignon, filet steak
beef filet mignon
These are cut from the tenderloin, and they're the most tender steaks you can buy, though not the most flavorful. American butchers usually call all tenderloin steaks filets mignons, but the French reserve the name for just the cuts at the small end of the tenderloin, which is the best part. As they move away from the filet mignon, the French call their cuts tournedos, filet steak, châteaubriand, and bifteck. American butchers confuse matters even more by sometimes calling top sirloin steaks châteaubriands. Don't marinate these steaks and don't cook them beyond medium rare.
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beef flank steak, flank steak
beef flank steak
This is a lean, flat cut that's fairly tender and extremely flavorful. Properly marinated, it's a wonderful steak to grill or broil, but don't overcook it or it will become very tough. Before serving, cut the steak into thin slices at a slant against the grain.
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beef hanger steak, butcher's steak, butcher's tenderloin, hanger steak
beef hanger steak
This is the part of the diaphragm that hangs between the last rib and the loin. It's often ground in hamburger (or butchers just take it home), but some people claim that its grainy texture and intense flavor make it a first-rate steak (if marinated first). It's better known in France than in the United States, so you'll probably have to ask your butcher to set one aside for you.
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beef heart
beef heart
Beef heart is too tough to be sautéed or grilled, but it becomes very tender and delicious if cooked slowly using moist heat. You can buy it sliced or whole.
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beef jerky
beef jerky
These chewy strips of dried beef don't need refrigeration, so they're popular snacks for hikers and travelers. The biggest drawbacks are that they're high in sodium, calories, and price.
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beef kidney
beef kidney
Beef kidneys are tougher than lamb or veal kidneys, so they need to be cooked slowly using moist heat, say by braising them or adding them to a stew. To prepare them, first cut off the outer membrane, then cut them lengthwise to expose a white blob of fat in the middle, which should be discarded. Next, soak the kidney in acidulated water or buttermilk for about an hour. This will make the flavor much more mild.
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beef liver
beef liver
Compared to calf's liver, this is a bit tougher and less delicately flavored, but it's quite good if you're careful not to overcook. It should still be pink in the middle when it's done.
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beef London broil, London broil
beef London broil
This is the name of a finished dish, not a cut of meat, but butchers sometimes assign the name "London broil" to the following cuts: flank steak, top round steak, or top blade steak. Each would work well in a London broil recipe.
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beef minute steak, minute steak
beef minute steak
In some parts of the country, a minute steak is a small, thinly sliced, boneless sirloin steak. In others, it's a thinly sliced eye of round steak. In still others, it's a cube steak.
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beef oxtail, oxtail
beef oxtail
Cooks use these to make oxtail soup. Each oxtail weighs about 2 pounds.
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beef Porterhouse steak, Porterhouse steak
beef Porterhouse steak
Many believe these to be the best of all steaks. They include parts of two muscles: the flavorful top loin and the buttery soft tenderloin. It's best to grill or broil them without marinating.
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beef pot roast, pot roast
beef pot roast
These are economical roasts that are too tough to be oven roasted, but they become tender if cooked in a liquid for several hours. Several cuts work well as pot roasts, particularly the 7-bone pot roast, arm roast, blade roast, chuck eye, cross rib roast, shoulder roast, top blade pot roast, under blade pot roast, bottom round roast, eye round roast, and rump roast.
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beef rib roast, half standing rib roast, large end rib roast, rib roast
beef rib roast
The entire rib section includes seven ribs, but it's usually cut into smaller chunks. Each rib will feed about two people, so if you're feeding, say, six people, you should get a three-rib roast. You can buy this cut as a standing rib roast, with the bones left in, or as a rolled rib roast, which is boned, then rolled and tied. The nice thing about a standing rib roast is that it can stand by itself in the oven pan without a rack, plus the bones provide added flavor. A large end rib roast is cut from the part of the rib section nearest the chuck, so the steaks are bigger but tougher. The small end rib roast = sirloin tip roast includes the ribs next to the choice loin section, so the meat's more tender and lean. If the short ribs are lopped off of a rib roast, you get a half standing rib roast. A steak cut from a rib roast is called a rib steak.
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beef rib steak, entrecote, rib steak
beef rib steak
Rib steaks are cut from rib roast, and shouldn't be confused with rib-eye steaks, which have less fat and bone. Rib steaks are sometimes called club steaks, though that name is usually reserved for a different cut from the loin.
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beef rib-eye roast, Delmonico roast, rib-eye roast
beef rib-eye roast
The juicy rib-eye comes from the same muscle that gives us those exquisite top loin and top sirloin cuts. This cut can be roasted to make a boneless version of a rib roast, or cut into individual steaks, called rib-eye steaks. Rib-eye roasts are very tender, well marbled with fat, and fairly expensive.
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beef rib-eye steak, beauty steak, Delmonico steak, fillet steak, market steak
beef rib-eye steak
Rib-eye steaks are very tender, well marbled with fat, and fairly expensive. They're usually boneless, but you can sometimes find bone-in rib-eye steaks. Note that club steaks are also sometimes called Delmonico steaks.
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beef roast beef, roast beef
beef roast beef
Several cuts are well suited to oven roasting. The most elegant choice is a tenderloin roast, which is lean and tender, but very expensive. A rib roast (sometimes called a prime rib roast) isn't as lean and tender, but it's juicier and more flavorful. A good compromise between the two would be a rib-eye roast, which is basically a boneless, low-fat rib roast. Other candidates for roast beef are a top loin roast, top sirloin butt roast, tri-tip roast, round tip roast, and rump roast. Don't assume that anything with "roast" in its name will work as roast beef. Some roasts are intended for pot roast recipes, for it takes hours of cooking in a liquid to make them tender enough for civilized consumption.
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beef round steak, round steak
beef round steak
Round steaks are very lean, but they're not as tender and juicy as other cuts. They're usually broiled, braised, or cooked in a liquid.
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beef round tip roast, ball tip roast, round tip roast, sirloin tip roast
beef round tip roast
This roast is just a cut away from the sirloin, so it's tender enough to be oven roasted or cut up into kabobs. If the roast is trimmed of some fat and muscle, it's called a trimmed tip roast = ball tip roast.
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beef round tip steak, ball tip steak, round tip steak, trimmed tip steak
beef round tip steak
This is a steak cut from an untrimmed round tip roast. If the steak is cut from a trimmed roast, it's called a trimmed tip steak = ball tip steak. If you first marinate them overnight, you can grill, broil, or pan-fry these steaks. If not, your best bet is to braise them or cut them into stew meat.
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beef rump roast, rump roast, standing rump roast
beef rump roast
This is cut from the bottom round. A rump roast with the bone left in is called a standing rump roast. Some people roast these in the oven, but they're a bit tough and work better as pot roasts.
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