Delmonico steak

{{Short description|Preparation of beef popularised in New York City}}

{{redirect|Delmonico|the hotel in New York City formerly known as Hotel Delmonico|Trump Park Avenue|the Delmonico family restaurant at 2 South William Street in Manhattan|Delmonico's}}

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|name=Delmonico steak

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|caption=Beef Cuts

|type=Strip Steak
Short Loin or Rib cut of beef

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|alternate_name = New York strip steak, Kansas City strip steak, strip loin, shell steak, strip steak, boneless loin, boneless club steak

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File:Delmonico Steak.jpg in New York City's Lower Manhattan in 2020]]{{Steak}}

Delmonico steak ({{IPAc-en|d|ɛ|l|ˈ|m|ɒ|n|ɪ|k|oʊ}}) is one of several cuts of beef (usually ribeye), cut thickly as popularized by Delmonico's restaurant in New York City during the mid-19th century.{{cite web

|title=Delmonico steak: a mystery solved

|website=steakperfection.com

|url=http://www.steakperfection.com/delmonico/Steak.html

|author=Joe O' Connell

|access-date=2007-03-17

}}{{cite web

|title=The Delmonico Steak - New York's most famous steak

|website=derrickriches.com

|url=https://www.derrickriches.com/delmonico-steak/

|author=Sabrina Baksh

|access-date=2007-03-17

}} The term applies to the cut, not its preparation.

In the mid 19th century it was Delmonico’s practice to serve whatever the butcher thought was best that night as its "Delmonico" steak.{{Cite web |website=discover.grasslandbeef.com |last=Phelps |first=Nathan |title=Delmonico Steak - History, Preparation, & How to Cook |date=10 September 2020 |url=https://discover.grasslandbeef.com/blog/delmonico-steak/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003232628/https://discover.grasslandbeef.com/blog/delmonico-steak/ |archive-date=October 3, 2023 |access-date=April 4, 2024 }} It was accompanied by Delmonico potatoes, a serving of mashed potatoes topped with grated cheese and buttered breadcrumbs and baked until browned.

A Delmonico steak is often considered to be cut from the first 3" of the chuck eye.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}} In practice, various other cuts of steak are called Delmonico, with regional variation in the United States. It may simply be any thick-cut steak.{{cite web |title=What Exactly Is a "Delmonico" Steak? |website=thedailymeal.com |url=https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/what-exactly-delmonico-steak|date=2017-09-21}}