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Chateaubriand

Chateaubriand substitutes

What to use when you can't find Chateaubriand at your butcher

Chateaubriand is the traditional name in France. Outside that tradition, butchers carry comparable beef cuts under different names — sometimes the same anatomical piece, sometimes a close cousin. The alternatives below are grouped by country so you can match what your local butcher actually carries.

Argentina

Lomoclose substitute

Same anatomical cut (tenderloin); Chateaubriand is the specifically French preparation of the thick centre section.

United States

Filet mignonclose substitute

Same muscle (tenderloin); Chateaubriand is the thick centre section, filet mignon is the smaller tail-end medallion.

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