# Flanken - BBQ, oriental or savory? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 14, 2023, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015 "2023-05-14T02:25:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/1 "2023-05-14T02:26:00Z")
Which would you do? I have only ever braised them before, not looking to do that ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/2 "2023-05-14T03:11:41Z")
Sounds like Mongolian Beef to me! > **[Mongolian Beef: One of Our Most Popular Recipes! - The Woks of Life](https://thewoksoflife.com/mongolian-beef-recipe/)** > > This Mongolian Beef recipe is a crispy homemade version that's less sweet and more flavorful than most. It's one of our top recipes for a reason! ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/3 "2023-05-14T03:27:02Z")
By “Flanken” do you mean Flank Steak? ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/4 "2023-05-14T03:29:30Z")
That was my assumption, but looking it up now, it appears to mean short ribs cut into slices. Which would still work with the Mongolian Beef recipe above. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/5 "2023-05-14T03:34:44Z")
yup, little bitty short ribs slices things ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/6 "2023-05-14T03:54:58Z")
Argentine style is fantastic. First build an asado grill. Then find some short ribs from a grass fed cattle. It has to be very fresh meat from a steer slaughtered that day. Sprinkle with salt and a bit of lemon juice on each side, then cook directly on the grill for 15 minutes. Serve with chimichurri for some reason. ---
**Author:** ![Ruken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f475e1/32.png) [@Ruken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruken)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/7 "2023-05-14T14:26:37Z")
I think I’ve only had them Korean style, which I enjoyed. But I clearly need to test the others. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/8 "2023-05-16T02:27:55Z")
Did a marinade of soy, rice wine vinegar, ginger, tons of garlic some other stuff, let them soak overnite, fired up my heavy duty cast iron grill pan, gave them about 4 minutes a side on super hot turn on the kitchen fan and they were good! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/9 "2023-05-16T15:01:03Z")
Sounds delicious. I’m pricing short ribs now to get some hamburgers stocked up for summer. The price is absurd now, short ribs were for a while an ignored cut of beef, then short rib recipes began popping up like mushrooms on popular media and the prices are now $9.98 a pound and up around here most of the time. I do think short ribs come smaller and more tender now as a result of cattle being converted to food at a younger age, that might have been driven the new found popularity. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2023, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/10 "2023-05-17T01:38:08Z")
Too right on short ribs, I get them at the day old meat counter because meat to bone ratio makes them crazy expensive. These little flanken, and I rarely see them, were great ---
**Author:** ![Blindmellowjelly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindmellowjelly/32/13920_2.png) [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/11 "2023-05-19T02:35:51Z")
I’m not sure if “riblets” are “flanken”? But my neighbor bought a cardboard box/crate of “Pork Riblets” for $20- so many lbs. Fer so cheap- the cut popularized by Applebee’s ayce. Then we had a Bbq Showdown, who could make the better riblet. We each had our own styles and ingredients. I would do a gochujang with garlic and ginger and soy, if I were to grill them today… … ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/12 "2023-05-19T02:54:56Z")
This was beef and labeled flanken ---
**Author:** ![PackerMan2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/packerman2/32/2894_2.png) [@PackerMan2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PackerMan2)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/13 "2023-05-19T18:58:35Z")
My Mexican MIL makes tacos out of them. Cooks them on the grill. I haven’t done them in a while, but the dogs love the bones. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/14 "2023-05-19T19:05:15Z")
> [@Ruken](#): > > I think I’ve only had them Korean style, which I enjoyed. Ditto. My wife sometimes makes her own, but she shortens the cooking time and sometimes the connective tissue is a bit too chewy for my taste. ---
**Author:** ![Blindmellowjelly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindmellowjelly/32/13920_2.png) [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/15 "2023-05-21T03:06:02Z")
I think “Flanken” is an obvious Germanic-English term of “Metzgerei” or Butchery, and refers to the “cut” and anatomy. Not necessarily the beast. Need a saw. ---
**Author:** ![Blindmellowjelly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindmellowjelly/32/13920_2.png) [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/16 "2023-05-21T03:27:54Z")
Tomato, Tomatoe… Schnitter, Schneiderei. ---
**Author:** ![dummygladhands71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c0e974/32.png) [@dummygladhands71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dummygladhands71)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/17 "2023-05-23T01:53:25Z")
[https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-flanken-and-english-cut-short-ribs-word-of-mouth-215313](https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-flanken-and-english-cut-short-ribs-word-of-mouth-215313) Showed up in my feed today. To allay any remaining confusion ---
**Author:** ![Blindmellowjelly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindmellowjelly/32/13920_2.png) [@Blindmellowjelly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindmellowjelly)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/18 "2023-05-23T03:46:33Z")
I was getting in my searches that “Flanken” might have a Jewish History. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2023, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flanken-bbq-oriental-or-savory/984015/19 "2023-05-23T10:16:35Z")
It’s certainly a Yiddish word and it features heavily in Ashkenazi Jewish stews and soups. I can still taste my grandmother’s cabbage borscht with big chunks of flanken…