Beef Flank Steak (500-700g). Create That Perfect BBQ Steak Sandwich Straight From The Grill

Information about Beef Flank Steak.

Beef Flank Steak is a great inexpensive Skirt Style Steak that can be used in so many different ways & comes ready to use with no waste. The Flank Steak or Bavette de Flanchet as it is called in the trade, is a delicious cut that is lean, tender & easy to use at home. The Flank Steak as the name suggests, is from the flank or sides of the cow. These are oval in shape & approximately 25mm thick & 150 mm long.

What is a Beef Flank Steak?

This is a single muscle that is flat & not too thick, an oval shaped piece that comes prepared with no fat on it.

It has a similar grain to the meat like Pork Belly & is easy to slice before & after cooking. There are no sinews in the piece as it is one single muscle, this makes it especially good for using in dishes like Stir-fry’s, sizzling Steak strips, sandwiches etc. Our expert butchers remove all fat from the outside of the steak so that you don’t have to do any trimming at home.

The Flank Steak is a natural cut, the size depends purely on the size of the cow. We produce large quantities of these & to keep the price lower we take a natural selection as they come from the production room. We produce more of these once the stocks are very low, this keeps the rotation of the meat fresher.

Where does the Beef Flank Steak come from & how is it cut?

Flank Steak comes from the sides or flank area of the cow.

The Flank Steak is cut as a single piece from the Flank. The whole Flank section is cut from the Hind Quarter half of the Beef carcase & when laid flat you can see the Steak near one edge. The membrane is removed & the muscle is cut out carefully without slashing it & has all the outer fat removed on a special machine. This is called PAD; prepared & degristled. It is not a difficult piece to remove from the carcase as you can see in this video; How to remove Beef Flank Steak from the carcase.

How do we pack Beef Flank Steak?

All the Flank Steaks are Vacuum Packed in Clear Recyclable Pouches.

In the very efficient production rooms, the Flank Steaks are cut & packed within several minutes to create “that just cut perfect Steak”. The Vacuum sealed Pouches hold the shape of the Steak & suck all the natural juices back into the meat, keeping it moist & flavoursome for cooking. Once packaged they are labelled with Full Traceability from farm to Fork.

The Steaks are placed into recycled cardboard boxes or our reusable plastic crates & “Blast Frozen”to -25°c.  This process is the best way to preserve meat as it is from when first cut, it also stops the enzymes in the meat from breaking it down & helps those with Histamine issues.

The Clear Recyclable Pouches are helping to “Reduce our Carbon Footprint” because we are now using stronger thinner bags, reducing the amount of plastic used.  We actively encourage our customers to recycle responsibly as this is the most important link in the recycle chain, getting all the packaging recycled.

The clear pouches protect your product from, freezing, during delivery to your door & when you are bringing the Steak to room temperature before cooking; it prevents the piece from drying out. When you are storing this in the fridge at home, it will also prevent any other foods from tainting the steak with strong flavours like cheese, garlic etc.

The clear recyclable pouches are the safest way to deliver a food product because it provides a protective barrier against any bacteria, & any air getting into the meat.

All our production facilities are of the highest standards & are BRCGS Approved producing the safest meat cuts possible. The butchers & production staff all wear fully protective clothing, with mandatory health checks before commencing work. The cutting & packing rooms are all deep cleaned daily to reduce any cross contamination from natural bacteria found in meat.

We use stronger & thinner recyclable Plastic Pouches / Trays to pack our meats, this reduces our “Carbon Footprint”, we use 30% less plastic than previous packaging. We always ask you to Recycle all your packaging when you receive an order from us. The customer is the most important link in the recycling process, we hope to work towards a Greener Future.

Please see this link on How to recycle plastic. We all need to do our best for a Greener future #swf_recycle♻ 

Are Beef Flank Steaks good value?

Flank Steak is at the lower end of the price range for Steaks with no waste, they are excellent value for money.

We produce Flank Steak as a whole meat cut & sell these in larger volumes to restaurants, butchers or pubs. To produce these at the abattoir saves money in production costs, packaging, transport & energy, the savings made are passed on to our customers by reducing the price online & to wholesale businesses. This keeps the supply chain from Farm to Fork shorter & better for traceability.

See how Sherwood Foods keeps prices lower for Flank Steaks & all our meat cuts online; #moremeatfym

The Flank Steak is one single muscle & we make sure they are fat-free for creating healthy option recipes. The quality of our Irish Beef gives this a lovely rich Red colour that indicates the welfare of our beef has been excellent, & the cattle are of a good grade. The vitamins, minerals & protein in this Steak are ideal for specific diets that require low-fat high protein; Keto Diets are a good example.

The high quality Beef will give you the right intake of protein that you need, & is much better value for money pound for pound.

The good-sized pieces are easy to cut into juicy wide steaks after cooking whole, cutting at a very acute angle will give nice wide steaks that are very tasty in a sandwich. When it comes to getting value for money out of a steak, this has to be one of the best because we make sure there is zero waste!! Beef Flank Steak is very popular in Europe & is widely used on menus in countries like The Netherlands.

Provenance of our Beef.

We source all our Irish Grass Fed Beef from farms local to production in Ireland. The slaughterhouses / production plants are constantly supplied with a sustainable supply of top quality cattle. Local farmers have long term relationships with production to ensure continuity of supply all year round.

Our Irish Grass-Fed beef enjoys some of the best green pastures that Ireland has to offer, with the higher than average rainfall there is never a shortage of lush grass for them to enjoy. The welfare of all the cattle is very important not only to the livestock but to the results it brings to the table. The process from farm to finished product is always very humane & efficient.

The select choice of breeds we use for our cuts; Charolais, Limousin, Angus, & Hereford, having good confirmation & delivering good yields. Most beef farmers & producers raise their cattle under “Bord Bia” guidelines. All our beef is fully traceable from farm to fork, with all cattle having digital passports, showing farmers details, breed, welfare etc.

The flavour & texture of our Irish Beef is recognised across the globe & found in many high end restaurants internationally.

Is the Beef Flank Steak Nutritious?

Flank Steak is a Red Meat & one of the better cuts to offer excellent amounts of natural Protein, Vitamins & Minerals.

Flank Steak is a very nutritious cut of Beef & can be used in all recommended healthy diets by Slimming World, carnivore nutritionists, bodybuilding diets etc. The Low Fat & High Protein nature of the Steak makes it an ideal piece to buy online.  Sherwood Irish Grass Fed Beef is an excellent source of vitamins, minerals & protein that helps promote energy levels.

How do you cook Beef Flank Steak?

This can be Smoked Low & Slow on the Barbecue, Grilled & Hot & Fast in a Skillet, Pan or Griddle. These essentially are the most common ways to use Flank Steak, you can cut these into strips & use in Stir Frys, serve as Sizzling Steak

How to prepare your Beef Flank Steak:

• Place the Steak into the bottom of the fridge, this is the coldest part & it will allow the meat to thaw slowly (this keeps the original texture of the meat).
• Once thawed & aged in the packaging, remove from the fridge & place onto a wooden cutting board on the side in the kitchen for 30 minutes.
• Now the meat fibres have relaxed, remove the packaging & rinse under cold water, then pat dry with paper towel.
• The meat is ready to be seasoned if cooking as a whole piece or slice into strips for marinating.
• Leave for 30 minutes if seasoning, longer of marinating. 

How can you cook Flank Steak?

Here are some easy to follow videos for different ideas on how to cook your Beef Flank Steak;

• How to make a great marinade & grill your Flank Steak on the Webber Kettle BBQ
• Rolled & Stuffed Flank Steak recipe
• Marinated Stir Fry Beef meal
• Amazing Pulled Beef Flank Steak 
• Grilled Flank Steak in marinade recipe.

The versatility of this whole piece is great when you have families that want different meals, so you can dice, slice, grill, skewer or even mince these at home. Just enjoy the quality of our Irish Grass-Fed Beef, & explore what you can make with this. Sharing great food at home with a piece of meat like the Beef Flank Steak is an ideal way to get others to enjoy new cuts of meat & new beef recipes, & sharing the results of your cooks online is perfect to demonstrate what good food is all about.

Sharing your Flank Steak ideas on Social Media.

We invite you to join us over on Social Media to our Facebook Page, Instagram & Twitter account to tag us in your posts when you cook your Beef Flank Steak. The pictures, reels, stories, videos, beef recipes, cooking methods for Flank Steak, tips, tricks & ideas you share on Social Media are an inspiration to your followers & others to make better food at home. The benefits to other home cooks or food enthusiasts when they see your cooking results, is to be able to make new beef recipes with confidence.

When we are tagged in your home cooks on Social Media, we can find them easier to be able to share them & comment. The use of our Hashtags on your posts, allows other followers to see & be able to like & comment. The more people see your home cooks with Beef Flank Steak, the more can make new recipes & try a new meat cut.

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