Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A cut of meat taken from the short ribs of beef.
- noun A dish prepared from this cut of beef by boiling or stewing, often served with horseradish.
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- noun A certain
cut ofbeef used inAshkenazic Jewish cuisine, made by cuttingshort ribs across the bone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It's called flanken, and it's cut from the same cloth as short ribs, but it's thinner-and it cooks in just a few short minutes on the grill.
The Kitchn 2009
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The meat is cut in a style called flanken, across the ribs to make the marinade go deeply into the grain of the meat.
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"flanken," a strange word that refers to a strip of beef cut across the bone from the chuck end of the short ribs.
grat.uito.us 2008
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After the Second World War, Jewish cooking was synonymous with Eastern European food: matzo balls, flanken, chopped liver, kasha with varnishke, potato latkes.
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Beef short-rib flanken yes! was $8.99 on Sunday, London Broil was $11.99 a pound, and an Eye Roast was $8.99 a pound.
Jay Weston: Lindy and Grundy -- Two Women Butchers Take L.A. by Storm Jay Weston 2011
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The main course on Friday nights was brisket, flanken, or a rib steak served either well done, burned or cremated.
Jay Weston: The Atkins "Schmaltz" Diet: Memories of Jewish Food! 2010
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Four 14-ounce pieces beef short ribs, cut flanken style across the bone, or four 9-ounce rib-eye steaks, sliced into very thin strips
One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010
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If the average American isn't too sure what "transgender" means, think of how much more strongly this will hit among most Orthodox Jews, who have yet to invite over a gay man or lesbian for Friday night flanken and matzah ball soup.
Leora Tanenbaum: Transgender Professor at Yeshiva U. -- Mazel Tov! 2008
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Your mention of flanken made my day - my grandmother makes them the exact same way.
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But, If I may say so I used trimmed flanken like my bubby did and it was even better.
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