In the culinary arts the word marbling refers to white flecks and streaks of fat within the lean sections of meat.
Marble on steak.
Serious eats guide to grilling steak says marbling is a more important quality to look for.
Marbling simply refers to the fat found within a cut of meat and between the muscle fibers themselves.
Marbling is so named because the streaks of fat resemble a marble pattern.
There are three important factors to consider in what makes a well marbled steak.
It impacts the tenderness moistness and overall flavor and has become one of the most well known elements of steak evaluation.
Richer and denser premium steak cuts with marble scores of 5 and 6 you ll see significantly more of that gorgeous webbing of fat and you ll notice a creamier mouth feel in each bite.
Buttery without being overwhelmingly opulent you still indulge in big portions without risking a richness overload.
Marbling adds a lot of flavor and can be one indicator of how good the beef is.
Use a frying pan.
Well marbling refers to the white flecks of intramuscular fat in each cut of meat.
A high quality steak will have a lot of marbling while a lean cut will have very little or no visible marbling.
Marble score 7 and 8.
Marbled meat is meat especially red meat that contains various amounts of intramuscular fat giving it an appearance similar to marble.
Place the steak in the pan seasoned side down.
Marble score 5 and 6.
Instead cook in a non stick pan over medium heat with only the smallest amount of oil in the pan if any.
Breed feed and cut.
The only thing that might come between a man and his beef are the negative effects that red meat in all its marbled with fat and butter basted glory has on your heart and your waistline.
If you want the juiciest most flavorful steak you can cook look for plenty of fat throughout the meat.
Some cuts known for their high degree of marbling are ribeye short rib strip and flatiron steaks.
Barbecues and chargrills are often left to get too hot and will cause the marbled fat to flame and melt away resulting in a dry and charcoaled burnt steak.