How Do You Cut Sirloin Tip Steaks?
Sirloin steaks are prized and enjoyed for their flavor and relative leanness. Few people, however, know that the sirloin tip—located just below the standard sirloin—can provide as much flavor, but at a fraction of the cost of the full sirloin. Like the sirloin itself, the tip can be enjoyed as a beef roast, or it can be cut into lean steaks. The following steps will demonstrate the techniques for cutting sirloin tip steaks from the sirloin roast. Chill the entire sirloin roast. Meat will be much easier to work with if chilled. Place the roast in a freezer or very cold refrigerator, removing it just before any freezing begins. Begin cutting and trimming the roast immediately after removing it from the freezer. Cut the triangular portion from the sirloin roast. Sirloin roasts possess one section that is unmistakably long and triangular in shape. This is the sirloin tip. Exactly where you cut the tip and how far up the sirloin roast you go is up to you. Trim any fat or other unwanted
