Sheldon wrote:
>
> "dianem1999" > wrote:
> > I have a beef kabob recipe that calls for 'shell steak' and I'm not sure
> > what this is. Is it the same as flank steak or skirt steak?
>
> When the tenderloin strip has been removed from the short loin, the
> remaining meat is known as a shell steak. Shell steaks are called by a
> variety of names, such as strip, New York strip and Kansas City strip.

What a coincidence. I didn't know that Sheldon ran this site:
http://www.culinarycafe.com/Meat_Dis..._Glossary.html

Shell Steak, or Strip Steak: When the tenderloin strip has been removed
from the short loin, the remaining meat is known as a shell steak. Shell
steaks are called by a variety of names, such as strip, New York strip and
Kansas City strip