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Steak vs. Chop
What is the definition of a chop?
I have a James Beard cookbook that has one chapter on steaks, in which it is defined what cut of meat each type of steak is (and it's been years since I've seen a Spencer steak); and the next chapter is on chops and there is no discussion as to what, exactly, a pork chop or lamb chop is. Perhaps a chop is just a random unidentified cut of meat? Steve |
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On 2006-04-10, Steve Pope > wrote:
> What is the definition of a chop? > > I have a James Beard cookbook that has one chapter on > steaks, in which it is defined what cut of meat each > type of steak is (and it's been years since I've seen > a Spencer steak); and the next chapter is on chops and > there is no discussion as to what, exactly, a pork chop > or lamb chop is. > > Perhaps a chop is just a random unidentified cut of meat? Have you ever seen a "beef chop"? Loin meat from a cow includes strip steak, t-bone steak, porterhouse steak, and tenderloins, but the same cuts of meat from a slightly different kind of cow are called veal loin chops. -- Clay Irving > My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be. |
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"Steve Pope" > wrote in message ... > What is the definition of a chop? > > I have a James Beard cookbook that has one chapter on > steaks, in which it is defined what cut of meat each > type of steak is (and it's been years since I've seen > a Spencer steak); and the next chapter is on chops and > there is no discussion as to what, exactly, a pork chop > or lamb chop is. > > Perhaps a chop is just a random unidentified cut of meat? FWIW- I have always considered a "chop" as a miniature "rib steak" , i.e., cut from the back/loin area, having a "rib bone" on its edge. Thus a chop is the same cut as a rib steak but cut from smaller than a beef-sized animal - e.g., moose steak vs venison chop, beef steak vs veal chop, etc. (IOW, "Steak" big, chop "small") to me, what also differentiates a chop from a rib steak is that unlike one rib steak, it takes two or more chops to constitute a "proper" serving. (Two rib steaks is a proper serving only for football lineman in camp and for starving cavemen, while one lamb chop is a proper serving for dieters.) > > Steve |
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hob > wrote:
>"Steve Pope" > wrote in message >> What is the definition of a chop? > I have always considered a "chop" as a miniature "rib steak" > , i.e., cut from the back/loin area, having a "rib bone" on > its edge. Thus a chop is the same cut as a rib steak but cut > from smaller than a beef-sized animal - e.g., moose steak vs > venison chop, beef steak vs veal chop, etc. > (IOW, "Steak" big, chop "small") Thanks, that's consistent with Beard who made some statement about dieters eating chops instead of steaks. Steve > >to me, what also differentiates a chop from a rib steak is that unlike one >rib steak, it takes two or more chops to constitute a "proper" serving. > > (Two rib steaks is a proper serving only for football lineman in camp and >for starving cavemen, while one lamb chop is a proper serving for dieters.) > > >> >> Steve > > |
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Steak vs. Chop
There are also lamb shoulder chops - a favourite cut for barbecuing in
summer and braising in winter. Pat Check out my website http://www.cookingdownunder.com |
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