Why Should I Care About Marbling?
When purchasing steaks, you’ve often heard about marbling of the meat. But does it matter? Why does it matter?
At Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House, we take marbling very seriously and only offer the highest quality cuts of meat with beautiful marbling to behold. But why should we care about marbling? Chamberlain’s – with fine dining in Richardson – explains:
What is Marbling?
The marbling of meat is the small flecks of white you will see nestled in the muscular tissue of your meat. It is not referring to the fat that needs to be cut away along the outside, but those flecks on the interior that add moistness, flavor, and tenderness as the meat cooks. Marbling is one of the best criteria to look at when evaluating how tender and juicy a cut of meat will be once cooked.
When you cook a steak with intense marbling, those flecks of fat keep the meet juicy as it cooks. As with any cut of meat, overcooking marbled meat makes it hard, dry, and lacking in flavor. This isn’t something you have to worry about when fine dining in Richardson here at Chamberlain’s Steak & Chop House! We cook each steak to perfection.
When thinking about the areas of the cow that have the most marbling, you are generally going to find these in areas of the cow that weren’t worked work as hard – like the loin. Leg and shoulder muscles tend to be your leaner cuts of meat, as those muscles were more heavily worked by the cow in everyday use.
Does Diet and Breed Affect Marbling?
In fact, diet and breed of cow does affect the marbling of the meat. Our meat comes from high quality suppliers that care deeply about the diet of the beef and the breed. Japanese breeds like Wagyu are known for having more inter-muscular fat within their lean muscle than other breeds, making them very desirable for eating.
Join us at Chamberlain’s for Delicious Marbled Steaks
Quality is the name of the game at Chamberlain’s and a huge reason why we have won as many accolades as we have. When you start with quality cuts of meat, the results are just better. Join us this week for amazing steaks like our 40-Day Aged Prime Bone-In Ribeye, New York Strip, or Filet Mignon. You can even add your choice of delectable sauce: the Bearnaise Sauce, Farmstead Blue Cheese Butter, or the Porcini Mushroom-Madeira Sauce. And don’t forget to order delicious wines, sides, and desserts to accompany your meal.
If you’d like to cook your meat at home, be sure to ask about our butcher shop, offering top cuts of meat for you to pick up and prepare at-home at your leisure.