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[CBBUTLER2]

okay as you might can tell I do not cook alot. I want to try steak but I have know idea a good lean kind such as when I go to a restraunt what kind can I order?

[Shana]

Top cut petite sirloin tends to be your best lean choice when it comes to steak - best of all, they're super yummy, and I can't think of a single restaurant with steak on the menu that wouldn't have a petite cut of sirloin.

[Jan]

Hi There,
That's the "magic word" LOIN Most cuts of meat the contain the word loin are lean. They are your best choice.
jan

[dede4wd]

I do the petite sirlion or loin about once a week as I eat out A LOT!

What they said should be fine for you!

Have a GREAT night at the restaurant!

DeDe

We're winning, can't you tell?

[Pashta]

Unfortunately, filet mignon is the leanest. We all know how EXPENSIVE it is. Just don't buy it with bacon on it! LOL

[Jan]

Ok,
Here's the list published by the Government. There are 19 cuts of beef that meet the Government laveling Guidelines for lean. And I'll add two chicken selections. (Based on 3 oz servings)

Sat Fat Total Fat
Eye Round Roast 1.4 g 4.0 g
Top Round Steak 1.6 g 4.6 g
Mock tender Steak 1.6 g 4.7 g
Bottom Round Steak 1.7g 4.9 g
Top Sirloin Steak 1.9 g 4.9 g
Round Tip Roast 1.8 g 5.0 g
95% Lean Grnd Beef 2.4 g 5.0 g
Brisket, Flat Half 1.9 g 5.1 g
Shank Crosscuts 1.9 g 5.4 g
Chuck Shoulder Roast 1.8 g 5.7 g
Arm Pot Roast 2.2 g 5.7 g
Shoulder Steak 1.9 g 6.0 g
Top Loin Strip Steak 2.3g 6.0 g
Flank Steak 2.6g 6.3 g
Ribeye Steak 2.4g 6.4 g
Rib Steak 2.5 g 6.5 g
Tri tip Roast 2.6 g 7.1 g
Tenderloin Steak 2.7 g 7.2 g
T Bone Steak 3.0 g 8.2 g


Now for chicken Skinless Chicken Breast 0.9 g sat fat 3.0 total fat
Skinless Chicken Thigh 2.6 g sat fat 9.2 total fat

Did you notice that the chicken thighs are pretty high in fat??
jan

[Diana]

Hi, CB.

Good rule of thumb, eyeball the marbling. The less marbling, the leaner. And by all means stay away from meats KNOWN for their marbling (like prime rib). And, of course, read the label. The grams or percentage should be posted there somewhere.

According to the Joy of Cooking cookbook , 3oz of precooked filet mignon has 18 grams of fat, 3 oz of precooked rib roast (prime rib falls in here) has 23g, even 3oz of precooked lean ground beef (not ground round) has 18g of fat.

On the other hand, 3 oz of precooked lean round roast and lean sirloin steak have 6g of fat each (so, pretty much right on there, Jan!).

Additionally, anytime you can cook it NOT in it's own juices, but on a rack of some kind, or on an open grill (not a griddle with ridges), the fat has somewhere to go and doesn't continue to saturate the meat.

Hopefully, Dayna will chime in here. Her husband's family are ranchers and have been my best source of information on all things beef.

Here's to our mutual success!

[Mom23]

Did you notice that the chicken thighs are pretty high in fat??

...and so are my thighs!

edit: just had to add a little humor here. I know that soon, that they won't be though!

[falisamarie]

Did you notice that the chicken thighs are pretty high in fat??

...and so are my thighs!

edit: just had to add a little humor here. I know that soon, that they won't be though!

OK I need all the water I can get and you are making it come out of my nose! That is so funny

Lisa

[ascicles]

Since I'm going out of town this week, I'll probably be eating out. Looking at this thread, it seems like an 8oz sirloin would good a choice. Am I right in that assumption?

I say 8oz, since when I cook at home, I usually lose about 3 oz. in the grilling process. With the 8oz, I would probably cut about 1/4 of the steak off, just to be safe anyway.

[Pashta]

Well, the steak I got at the grocery store *looked* like filet mignon, and was pretty darn expensive ($17.99/lb) but the butcher said it was the leanest he had, and it had no marbling and no fat on it. Maybe it was the eye of round, but it was very small and round, I ate it and lost a half a pound the next morning so it was fine apparently.

Pardon me for not knowing the right name LOL.