A Guide to Buying Cooking and Storing Hanger Steak
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Everything you need to know about hanger steak
The Spruce / Lindsay Kreighbaum
Hanger steak belongs to a category of beef known as flat steaks which also includes flank and skirt steaks. The hanger steak hangs (hence the name) between the rib and the loin where it supports the diaphragm. It was originally known as a "butcher's steak" because butchers kept it for themselves and enjoyed it because consumers didn't ask for it but it is now a fairly standard cut of meat in grocery store meat counters. Hanger steak is best marinated and grilled and is often the type of meat found in steak tacos.
Hanger steak comes from the lower abdomen of a heifer or steer and consists of a few muscles that form a sort of v-shape. Although there is a long inedible membrane running down the middle hanger steak is often the most tender cut of meat.
