There are many types of steak, the following four common and a special top steak varieties (dry-aged steak):

1, TENDERLOIN (Filet Mignon) (Tenderloin, Beef Tenderloin)

TENDERLOIN, also known as FILLET (Filet Mignon), is the most tender meat on the spine of the cow, and is almost free of fat. Due to the tenderness of the meat, it is very popular with friends who love lean meat.

Tips for serving: Pan-fry at 3, 5 and 7 degrees of doneness.

2, RIB-EYE (rib-eye steak)

The meat on the rib of the cow, both lean and fat, because of a certain amount of fat, this meat frying flavor is more fragrant.

Eating tips: do not overcook, 3 mature is best.

3, SIRLOIN (sirloin steak, sirloin steak) (cattle spine)

Cattle spine on the meat, containing a certain amount of fat, in the meat of the extension of the meat with a circle of white meat tendons, the overall taste of toughness, hard meat, chewy, suitable for young people and people with good teeth to eat.

Eating tips: cut the meat with the tendon, and don't overcook it.

4, T-BONE (T-bone steak)

Also known as the T-bone, T-shaped (or "d"), is the backbone of the meat of the cow's back. T-shaped on both sides of the side of the amount of more than one side of the amount of less, the amount of more sirloin, the amount of a small amount of is the filet mignon, the center of the ribs between the separated.

5, dry aged steak

Dry aged steak (Dry aged steak) is generally used to store the top eye steak for at least 7 to 24 days to air-dry, this process makes the beef darker, the beef knotted tissues soften, and at the same time, due to part of the evaporation of water to make the beef meat flavor more mellow.

Expanded Information:

Nutritional Values of Pan-Fried Steak:

Beef contains the highest number of Elements needed by the human body, is the most highest and richest. These include: protein, blood quality iron, vitamins, zinc, phosphorus and a variety of amino acids. The human body in the absorption of diverse food nutrients, it is not possible to take in all the required nutrients, but from the beef intake for the most direct and most complete.

And, the nutritional composition of beef is very high, the human body needs 22 kinds of amino acids every day, more than half of the amino acids can be manufactured by the body, but there are 8 kinds of amino acids in the human body can not be produced, known as the essential amino acids, have to be ingested by the food.

Baidu Encyclopedia - Fried Steak

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