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Onglet

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Raw Onglet — Beef Plate cut
Also called
🇺🇸Hanger steak🇲🇽Arrachera de res🇦🇷Entraña fina🇪🇸Solomillo de pecho🇵🇹Fraldão🇮🇹Lombatello🇩🇪Nierenzapfen

The hanger steak is a single thick muscle that hangs between the rib and the loin, attached to the diaphragm. It has a rich, mineral, intensely beefy flavor and a loose, coarse grain. Once called the butcher's secret because butchers kept it for themselves, it is now highly sought after. It should be cooked to medium-rare and sliced against the grain.

Names by country

CountryNameNotes
🇺🇸United StatesHanger steak
🇬🇧United KingdomOngletThe French term is widely used in British restaurants and butchers
🇲🇽MexicoArrachera de res
🇦🇷ArgentinaEntraña fina
🇫🇷FranceOngletprimaryA classic French bistro cut, typically served with shallot sauce
🇪🇸SpainSolomillo de pecho
🇵🇹PortugalFraldão
🇮🇹ItalyLombatelloPillar of the diaphragm — same cut as the French onglet.
🇩🇪GermanyNierenzapfen

Similar cuts

Vacio
Vacioapproximate

Similar cooking applications and the need to slice against the grain, but different muscles — flank is broad and flat while hanger is thick and cylindrical.

Arrachera
Arracheraapproximate

Both are flavourful, coarse-grained cuts from the plate/diaphragm area that benefit from high heat and slicing against the grain, but the hanger is a single thicker muscle while the skirt is thinner and wider.

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Classic recipe

Onglet à l'Échalote (Hanger Steak with Shallot Sauce)15 min

Onglet à l'échalote is one of the great brasserie dishes of Paris — a thick hanger steak with a classic shallot and red…

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