what cut of steak is tender
1 Thin slices mean short meat fibers, making even a fibrous steak like a skirt steak seem tender.  Try a lesser-known âalternativeâ steak. The flatiron, for example, is a lean, full flavored steak cut from the center of the chuck. It looks and cooks like a skirt steak, but it cuts like a tender steak from the loin.