shell steak

American  

noun

Cooking.

1. a porterhouse steak with the fillet removed.

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Etymology

Origin of shell steak

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

For the meat, Mr. Lomonaco recommends shell steak.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not, I’m afraid, the Hwa Yuan dry-aged shell steak, which got impressive flavor from basting with marrow but was knotted with tough membranes when I tried it.

From New York Times

Still, when I reviewed the Santa Monica restaurant in 1997, I regarded it as a nostalgia play, a place to stop by for shad roe in season, a nice Cabernet, and excellent aged shell steak with fries.

From Los Angeles Times

An aged shell steak arrived medium-rare to order, but chewy.

From New York Times

I was not surprised when he singled out the grilled shell steak, a delicious, tender, juicy piece of meat.

From New York Times