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tenderloin</span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:BeefCutTenderloin.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/BeefCutTenderloin.png/220px-BeefCutTenderloin.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/BeefCutTenderloin.png/330px-BeefCutTenderloin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/BeefCutTenderloin.png/440px-BeefCutTenderloin.png 2x" data-file-width="511" data-file-height="301" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="padding-bottom:0.25em;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;">American beef cuts</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.15em; padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Beef steak</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:1px 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class="sidebar-title-with-pretitle" style="background-color: #fff; font-size:175%; font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Steak" title="Steak">Steak</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #fca; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)">Main articles</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Steak" title="Steak">Steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beefsteak" title="Beefsteak">Beefsteak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fish_steak" title="Fish steak">Fish steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pork_steak" title="Pork steak">Pork steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steakhouse" title="Steakhouse">Steakhouse</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #fca; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/List_of_steak_dishes" title="List of steak dishes">List of steak dishes</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Asado" title="Asado">Asado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_Manhattan" title="Beef Manhattan">Beef Manhattan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_Wellington" title="Beef Wellington">Beef Wellington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bife_a_cavalo" title="Bife a cavalo">Bife a cavalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bistecca_alla_fiorentina" title="Bistecca alla fiorentina">Bistecca alla fiorentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boiled_beef" title="Boiled beef">Boiled beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgogi" title="Bulgogi">Bulgogi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carpetbag_steak" title="Carpetbag steak">Carpetbag steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carne_asada" title="Carne asada">Carne asada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chateaubriand_steak" class="mw-redirect" title="Chateaubriand steak">Chateaubriand steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheesesteak" title="Cheesesteak">Cheesesteak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken_fried_steak" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicken fried steak">Chicken fried steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bistek" title="Bistek">Bistek Tagalog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollito_misto" title="Bollito misto">Bollito misto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delmonico_steak" title="Delmonico steak">Delmonico steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fajita" title="Fajita">Fajita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finger_steaks" title="Finger steaks">Finger steaks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamburg_steak" title="Hamburg steak">Hamburg steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_broil" title="London broil">London broil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_beef" title="Mongolian beef">Mongolian beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pepper_steak" title="Pepper steak">Pepper steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pot_roast" title="Pot roast">Pot roast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roast_beef" title="Roast beef">Roast beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_beef" title="Italian beef">Italian beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prawn_cocktail,_steak_and_Black_Forest_gateau" title="Prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateau">Prawn cocktail, steak and Black Forest gateau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_steak" title="Salisbury steak">Salisbury steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sha_cha_beef" title="Sha cha beef">Sha cha beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawarma" title="Shawarma">Shawarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_rib_roast" title="Standing rib roast">Standing rib roast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_and_eggs" title="Steak and eggs">Steak and eggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_and_kidney_pie" title="Steak and kidney pie">Steak and kidney pie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_and_kidney_pudding" title="Steak and kidney pudding">Steak and kidney pudding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_and_oyster_pie" title="Steak and oyster pie">Steak and oyster pie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_au_poivre" title="Steak au poivre">Steak au poivre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_burger" class="mw-redirect" title="Steak burger">Steak burger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_de_Burgo" title="Steak de Burgo">Steak de Burgo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_Diane" title="Steak Diane">Steak Diane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_frites" title="Steak frites">Steak frites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_sandwich" title="Steak sandwich">Steak sandwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_tartare" title="Steak tartare">Steak tartare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suadero" title="Suadero">Suadero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surf_and_turf" title="Surf and turf">Surf and turf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_steak" title="Swiss steak">Swiss steak</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #fca; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Cut_of_beef" title="Cut of beef">Cuts of beef</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cut_of_beef#Forequarter_cuts" title="Cut of beef">Forequarter cuts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cut_of_beef#Hindquarter_cuts" title="Cut of beef">Hindquarter cuts</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/7-bone_roast" title="7-bone roast">7-bone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blade_steak" title="Blade steak">Blade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_steak" title="Chuck steak">Chuck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filet_mignon" title="Filet mignon">Fillet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flank_steak" title="Flank steak">Flank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flap_steak" title="Flap steak">Flap</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flat_iron_steak" title="Flat iron steak">Flat iron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanger_steak" title="Hanger steak">Hanger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_plate" title="Beef plate">Plate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Popeseye_steak" title="Popeseye steak">Popseye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranch_steak" title="Ranch steak">Ranch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rib_eye_steak" title="Rib eye steak">Rib eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rib_steak" title="Rib steak">Rib</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Round_steak" title="Round steak">Round</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rump_steak" title="Rump steak">Rump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silverside_(beef)" title="Silverside (beef)">Silverside</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirloin_steak" title="Sirloin steak">Sirloin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skirt_steak" title="Skirt steak">Skirt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strip_steak" title="Strip steak">Strip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-bone_steak" title="T-bone steak">T-bone</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Tenderloin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Top_sirloin" title="Top sirloin">Top sirloin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tri-tip" title="Tri-tip">Tri-tip</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list 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title="Roasting">Roasted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salt-cured_meat" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt-cured meat">Salt-cured</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Searing" title="Searing">Seared</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smoked_meat" title="Smoked meat">Smoked</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="background-color: #fca; padding-left: 2px;;color: var(--color-base)">Related topics</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_beef_dishes" title="List of beef dishes">List of beef dishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doneness" title="Doneness">Doneness</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meat_on_the_bone" title="Meat on the bone">Meat on the bone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restructured_steak" title="Restructured steak">Restructured steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_knife" title="Steak knife">Steak knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_sauce" title="Steak sauce">Steak sauce</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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<a href="/wiki/Australasia" title="Australasia">Australasia</a>, <b>nautalund</b> in <a href="/wiki/Iceland" title="Iceland">Iceland</a>, <b>filetto</b> in <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a>, <b>filet</b> in <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a>, <b>filet mignon</b> in <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, and <b>fillet</b> in the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is <a href="/wiki/Fillet_(cut)" title="Fillet (cut)">cut</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Loin#Loins_in_butchery" title="Loin">loin</a> of <a href="/wiki/Beef" title="Beef">beef</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beef_tenderloin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beef_tenderloin.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Beef_tenderloin.jpg" decoding="async" width="148" height="148" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="148" data-file-height="148" /></a><figcaption>A thick slice of beef tenderloin</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Braised_Tenderloin_of_Beef.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Braised_Tenderloin_of_Beef.jpg/220px-Braised_Tenderloin_of_Beef.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="215" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Braised_Tenderloin_of_Beef.jpg/330px-Braised_Tenderloin_of_Beef.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Braised_Tenderloin_of_Beef.jpg/440px-Braised_Tenderloin_of_Beef.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3052" data-file-height="2978" /></a><figcaption>A section of braised tenderloin of beef that has been seared in a heavy skillet on all 4 sides until lightly browned, about 3 to 4 minutes each.</figcaption></figure> <p>As with all <a href="/wiki/Quadruped" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruped">quadrupeds</a>, the tenderloin refers to the <a href="/wiki/Psoas_major" class="mw-redirect" title="Psoas major">psoas major</a> <a href="/wiki/Muscle" title="Muscle">muscle</a> ventral to the transverse processes of the <a href="/wiki/Lumbar_vertebrae" title="Lumbar vertebrae">lumbar vertebrae</a>, near the <a href="/wiki/Kidney" title="Kidney">kidneys</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The tenderloin is an oblong shape spanning two primal cuts: the <a href="/wiki/Short_loin" title="Short loin">short loin</a> (called the <a href="/wiki/Sirloin" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirloin">sirloin</a> in <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> countries) and the sirloin (called the <a href="/wiki/Rump_steak" title="Rump steak">rump</a> in Commonwealth countries).<sup id="cite_ref-TorodeLowe2009_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TorodeLowe2009-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The tenderloin sits beneath the ribs, next to the backbone. It has two ends: the butt and the "tail". The smaller, pointed end—the "tail"—starts a little past the ribs, growing in thickness until it ends in the "sirloin" <a href="/wiki/Primal_cut" title="Primal cut">primal cut</a>, which is closer to the butt of the cow.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This muscle does very little work, so it is the tenderest part of the beef.<sup id="cite_ref-Green2012_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Processing_and_preparation">Processing and preparation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beef_tenderloin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Processing and preparation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Beef_Tenderloin150.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Beef_Tenderloin150.jpg/220px-Beef_Tenderloin150.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="336" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Beef_Tenderloin150.jpg/330px-Beef_Tenderloin150.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Beef_Tenderloin150.jpg/440px-Beef_Tenderloin150.jpg 2x" data-file-width="674" data-file-height="1030" /></a><figcaption>Roast beef tenderloin</figcaption></figure> <p>Whole tenderloins are sold as either "unpeeled" (meaning the fat and <a href="/wiki/Silver_skin" class="mw-redirect" title="Silver skin">silver skin</a> remain), "peeled" (meaning that the fat is removed, but silver skin remains), or as PSMOs ("pismos"), which is short for "peeled, side muscle on"<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (side muscle refers to the "chain"). Since it is the most tender part of the animal, beef dishes requiring exceptionally tender meat, such as <a href="/wiki/Steak_tartare" title="Steak tartare">steak tartare</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Warner2015_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warner2015-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> are ideally made from the tenderloin. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cuts">Cuts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beef_tenderloin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cuts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The three main "cuts" of the tenderloin are the butt, the center cut, and the tail.<sup id="cite_ref-Green2012_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Green2012-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The butt end is usually suitable for <a href="/wiki/Carpaccio" title="Carpaccio">carpaccio</a>, as the eye can be quite large; cutting a whole tenderloin into steaks of equal weight will yield proportionally very thin steaks from the butt end. </p><p>The center cut is suitable for portion-controlled steaks, as the diameter of the eye remains relatively consistent. The center cut can yield the traditional <a href="/wiki/Filet_mignon" title="Filet mignon">filet mignon</a> or tenderloin steak, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Chateaubriand_(dish)" title="Chateaubriand (dish)">Chateaubriand</a> and <a href="/wiki/Beef_Wellington" title="Beef Wellington">Beef Wellington</a>. </p><p>The tail, which is generally unsuitable for steaks due to size inconsistency, can be used for Tournedos, rounds too small to serve as an individual filet mignon-sized entre, typically plated as a pair and often cooked with bacon or lard for added richness, or used in recipes where small pieces of a tender cut are called for. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Beef_tenderloin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140505033957/http://www.beeftalk.co.za/cuts.html">"Beef Cuts Chart"</a>. <i>Beef Up - Beef South Africa (Beef SA)</i>. 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_steak" title="Baseball steak">Baseball steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blade_steak" title="Blade steak">Blade steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brisket" title="Brisket">Brisket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chateaubriand_(dish)" title="Chateaubriand (dish)">Chateaubriand steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_steak" title="Chuck steak">Chuck steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fajita" title="Fajita">Fajita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filet_mignon" title="Filet mignon">Filet mignon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Medallion_(food)" title="Medallion (food)">Filet medallion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flank_steak" title="Flank steak">Flank steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flap_steak" title="Flap steak">Flap steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanger_steak" title="Hanger steak">Hanger steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_plate" title="Beef plate">Plate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Picanha" title="Picanha">Picanha</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Tripe" title="Tripe">Tripe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_oysters" title="Rocky Mountain oysters">Testicles</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_beef_dishes" title="List of beef dishes">Dishes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beefsteak" title="Beefsteak">Beefsteak</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_steak_dishes" title="List of steak dishes">List of steak dishes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balbacua" title="Balbacua">Balbacua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blanquette_de_veau" title="Blanquette de veau">Blanquette de veau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_olives" title="Beef olives">Beef olives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_Wellington" title="Beef Wellington">Beef Wellington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_bourguignon" title="Beef bourguignon">Beef bourguignon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_bun" title="Beef bun">Beef bun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_Manhattan" title="Beef Manhattan">Beef Manhattan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_noodle_soup" title="Beef noodle soup">Beef noodle soup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_on_weck" title="Beef on weck">Beef on weck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_Stroganoff" title="Beef Stroganoff">Beef Stroganoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bistek" title="Bistek">Bistek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boiled_beef" title="Boiled beef">Boiled beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruscitti" title="Bruscitti">Bruscitti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgogi" title="Bulgogi">Bulgogi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulalo" title="Bulalo">Bulalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cachopo_(dish)" title="Cachopo (dish)">Cachopo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calf%27s_liver_and_bacon" title="Calf's liver and bacon">Calf's liver and bacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cansi" title="Cansi">Cansi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chateaubriand_(dish)" title="Chateaubriand (dish)">Chateaubriand (dish)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheesesteak" title="Cheesesteak">Cheesesteak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicken-fried_steak" title="Chicken-fried steak">Chicken-fried steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cordon_bleu_(dish)" title="Cordon bleu (dish)">Cordon bleu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daube" title="Daube">Daube</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dendeng" title="Dendeng">Dendeng</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feu_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Feu (food)">Feu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_dip" title="French dip">French dip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginger_beef" title="Ginger beef">Ginger beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Galbi" title="Galbi">Galbi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gored_gored" title="Gored gored">Gored gored</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gy%C5%ABdon" title="Gyūdon">Gyūdon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hayashi_rice" title="Hayashi rice">Hayashi rice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamburg_steak" title="Hamburg steak">Hamburg steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hortob%C3%A1gyi_palacsinta" title="Hortobágyi palacsinta">Hortobágyi palacsinta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iga_penyet" title="Iga penyet">Iga penyet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_beef" title="Italian beef">Italian beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jellied_veal" title="Jellied veal">Jellied veal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalio" title="Kalio">Kalio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kara%C4%91or%C4%91eva_%C5%A1nicla" title="Karađorđeva šnicla">Karađorđeva šnicla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kare-kare" title="Kare-kare">Kare-kare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitfo" title="Kitfo">Kitfo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/London_broil" title="London broil">London broil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mechado" title="Mechado">Mechado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_beef" title="Mongolian beef">Mongolian beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neobiani" title="Neobiani">Neobiani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nilaga" title="Nilaga">Nilagang baka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossobuco" title="Ossobuco">Ossobuco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pares_(food)" title="Pares (food)">Pares</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pho" title="Pho">Pho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pot_roast" title="Pot roast">Pot roast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pozharsky_cutlet" title="Pozharsky cutlet">Pozharsky cutlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puchero" title="Puchero">Puchero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%27tcha" title="P'tcha">P'tcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ragout_fin" title="Ragout fin">Ragout fin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rawon" title="Rawon">Rawon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rendang" title="Rendang">Rendang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roast_beef" title="Roast beef">Roast beef</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Roast_beef_sandwich" title="Roast beef sandwich">Roast beef sandwich</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ropa_vieja" title="Ropa vieja">Ropa vieja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salisbury_steak" title="Salisbury steak">Salisbury steak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saltimbocca" title="Saltimbocca">Saltimbocca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selat_solo" title="Selat solo">Selat solo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sha_cha_beef" title="Sha cha beef">Sha cha beef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suea_rong_hai" title="Suea rong hai">Suea rong hai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shooter%27s_sandwich" title="Shooter's sandwich">Shooter's sandwich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soup_Number_Five" title="Soup Number Five">Soup Number Five</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_and_kidney_pudding" title="Steak and kidney pudding">Steak and kidney pudding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_Diane" title="Steak Diane">Steak Diane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_and_eggs" title="Steak and eggs">Steak and eggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_and_oyster_pie" title="Steak and oyster pie">Steak and oyster pie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_au_poivre" title="Steak au poivre">Steak au poivre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tapa_(Filipino_cuisine)" title="Tapa (Filipino 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<li><a href="/wiki/Beefalo" title="Beefalo">Beefalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Water_buffalo" title="Water buffalo">Water buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%BBubro%C5%84" title="Żubroń">Żubroń</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy" title="Bovine spongiform encephalopathy">Bovine spongiform encephalopathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_hormone_controversy" title="Beef hormone controversy">Beef hormone controversy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beef_ring" title="Beef ring">Beef ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carcass_grade" title="Carcass grade">Carcass grade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darkcutter" title="Darkcutter">Darkcutter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meat_on_the_bone" title="Meat on the bone">Meat on the bone</a></li> <li><a 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