Cube steak

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Cube steak
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Cube steak or cubed steak is a cut of beef, usually top round or top sirloin, tenderized and flattened by pounding with a meat tenderizer. The name refers to the shape of the indentations left by that process (called "cubing"). [1] This is the most common cut of meat used for the American dish chicken-fried steak.

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Minute steak

In Ireland, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and some parts of the United States, cube steak is called a minute steak, [2] because it can be cooked quickly.

Minute steak may also be distinguished by: [3]

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  1. Kim Severson (2009-03-04). "Turning to Cube Steak, and Back to Childhood". The New York Times . Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  2. "Meat Glossary". The Butchers Guild.
  3. Randal W. Oulton. "Cube Steak". Practicallyedible.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2009-06-20.