What is Skirt steak?
{{Distinguish|Flank steak}} {{Infobox food | name=Skirt [[steak]] | image=BeefCutPlate.svg | caption=Beef cuts | type=[[Beef Plate|Plate]] [[cut of beef]] | no_recipes=y | no_commons=y | alternate_name= ''Romanian tenderloin''; ''Romanian steak''; ''Philadelphia steak''; ''Arrachera (Mx)''. }} '''Skirt steak''' is a type of [[meat]] cut from the [[Beef plate|plate]]. It is long, flat and flavorful. ==Overview== [[File:DoubleCutSkirtSteak (8325602302).jpg|thumb|Medium rare skirt steak piece.]] This steak has an outside part and an inside part.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Grillseeker|date=2020-03-04|title=What’s the Difference Between Inside and Outside Skirt Steak?|url=https://www.grillseeker.com/2020/03/whats-the-difference-between-inside-and-outside-skirt-steak/|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Grillseeker|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521174856/https://www.grillseeker.com/2020/03/whats-the-difference-between-inside-and-outside-skirt-steak/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both the inside and outside skirt steak are trimmed and have no bones. This steak is covered in a tough membrane that should be removed before cooking. The inside skirt steak is often confused with the [[flank steak]], which is the tail of the porter house and T-bone steaks of the short loin found on the flank. It has similar ways of cooking.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What’s the Difference Between Flank Steak and Skirt Steak?|url=https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-flank-steak-and-skirt-steak-meat-basics-212263|access-date=2021-06-29|website=Kitchn|language=en}}</ref> In the United States, the [[North American Meat Processors Association]] (NAMP) indentifies all skirts steaks NAMP 121.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beeffoodservice.com/recipecut.aspx?id=2598 |title=Beeffoodservice.com |publisher=Beeffoodservice.com |access-date=2011-07-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707221849/http://www.beeffoodservice.com/recipecut.aspx?id=2598 |archive-date=July 7, 2011 }}