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rib eye

American  
Or rib-eye

noun

  1. a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.


Etymology

Origin of rib eye

First recorded in 1925–30

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Dry-aged rib eye beef in a sesame sabayon sauce.

From Seattle Times May 21, 2024

The 11 Mirrors Rooftop Restaurant has a $180 rib eye on the menu, signed photos of celebrities on a wall and a panoramic view of downtown Kyiv.

From New York Times Nov. 14, 2021

Working with the faculty of biomedical engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel-based firm Aleph Farms also created the worlds' first lab grown rib eye steak in this way, using 3D printing, in February.

From BBC Oct. 31, 2021

During these COVID-consumed days, I craved heavily textured meats like chewy rib eye and tender barbecue brisket; as well as crunchy foods like potato chips, fried chicken, and french fries.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2021

He went to the annual steak feed, where the coaches and the booster club board sat at long tables inside a warehouse and ate delicious slabs of rib eye as thick as a Bible.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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