• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • FAQ
  • Meet the Team
  • About The London Economic
  • Advertise
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
NEWSLETTER
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Food
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Food and Drink

The Perfect Cut: A Beginner’s Guide to Steak at Flat Iron

In the midst of concept restaurants and fleeting food trends there is always one reliable dinner option that never fails: steak. While plant-based eating is on the rise, what with everything now being turned into a meat-free alternative, steak, however, is still as prevalent as ever. This food source forms the backbone of many note-worthy […]

Alicia Grimshaw by Alicia Grimshaw
February 26, 2019
in Food and Drink
Flat Iron Butchery

In the midst of concept restaurants and fleeting food trends there is always one reliable dinner option that never fails: steak. While plant-based eating is on the rise, what with everything now being turned into a meat-free alternative, steak, however, is still as prevalent as ever. This food source forms the backbone of many note-worthy restaurants in London. Hawksmoor, first opened in 2006, now operates out of six branches in the capital, while Blacklock, which has risen like a fine bread through the changing and often difficult restaurant landscape, dishes up God-like steaks and chops to boot. And then you have the steak stalwarts such as Boisdale, CUT at 45 Park Lane, and Goodman who have all stood the test of time.

Then Flat Iron joined the ranks, and fast became the raconteurs of the steak world, knocking out overlooked cuts of meat for a price tag less than a slap-up meal in chain peri peri chicken restaurant, Nando’s. Flat Iron is a special breed of steak restaurant; they butcher all their meat on-site from carcasses sourced from their own heard in North Yorkshire overseen by third-generation beef farmer, Charles Ashbridge. Here it’s all about no frills and no fuss: making steak accessible for all.

Flat Iron | Photo: Paul Winch-Furness
Photo: Paul Winch-Furness

When it comes to steak, there’s no denying that fillet, sirloin, rib-eye and rump hog the limelight. However, if you’re wanting to replicate a restaurant standard of steak within your own four walls, albeit without the use of an oak fire spit or charcoal grill, the flat iron is a fail-safe cut of meat (tender, flavourful and not overly expensive are a few pros). Flat Iron also run regular butchery demos from their ‘Butcher’s Office’ on Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, a 45-minute long interactive masterclass that offers a window into the world of butchery.

Hosted by Flat Iron’s in-house butcher, Calum Eades, you can learn the basics in order to achieve beefy perfection: the traceability of the meat, the butchery process (learning the correct way to de-fat the steak) and advice for steak cooking (handy if you don’t have a butcher within your inner friendship circle).

RelatedPosts

Spirit of the Week: Starward Left-Field Australian Whisky

How To Make: Durban Mutton Curry

In Search of Mycotopia

How To Make: warm chicken liver salad with Umbrian lentils, sage and balsamic  

The colour and marbling of steak is crucial; beef purchased from a meat counter should glow with a burgundy hue. The garish red or pinky red meat often found on supermarket shelves means the meat has been procured from younger animals (un-aged, resulting in less flavour). And when it comes to storing your meat before cooking, allowing the meat to breathe is important. Place the steak on a plate and cover with another plate, so the air can circulate. Less is more when it comes to steak cooking – ditching fancy seasonings for a handful of quality sea salt allows the natural flavours to shine.

Remember: a medium heat, not too high, and you and your steak will be, well, golden.

Further information on Flat Iron’s butchery demos can be found here.

RELATED

The Future of Master Butchery Isn’t Necessarily as Bleak as it May Seem

Offal isn’t awful: Here’s our case for eating brains

Restaurant Review: Blacklock, Shoreditch

Support fearless, free, investigative journalism Support fearless, free, investigative journalism Support fearless, free, investigative journalism

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending fromTLE

  • All
  • trending

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

Stress, fear and homelessness: The threat looming over families confronted with eviction

File photo dated 07/11/03 of a prison cell.

The Other Prison Pandemic

Latest from TLE

Euro Millions results Friday 9 April 2021

thunder ball results

Thunder Ball Results, Friday 9 April 2021

Starward Left-Field Single Malt Australian Whisky

Spirit of the Week: Starward Left-Field Australian Whisky

Harry likely to attend Philip’s funeral – Daily Mail readers respond

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: jack@thelondoneconomic.com

Commercial enquiries, please contact: advertise@thelondoneconomic.com

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Film
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech & Auto
  • About The London Economic
  • Meet the Team
  • Privacy policy

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.