The stakes are high when it comes to the perfect steak recipe.

And the key to any good steak recipe is choosing the rightcut of meat.

If you have that, it doesn’t take much.

Old school steak recipes

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Classic Steak Diane

First things first.

The iconic dish was supposedly named after the Roman goddess, Diana or Diane.

Get the recipe from Chef Alex Reitz atBeef.

Classic Steak Diane

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It’s What’s For Dinner.

Grilled Cowboy Steaks

Giddyap!

“Choosing the right steak makes all the difference.”

Grilled Cowboy Steaks

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Most Cowboy steak recipes only call for salt and pepper for seasoning.

Here’s a recipe we like fromThe Anthony Kitchen.

Tomahawk Steak

Tomahawk steak is the classic steak that Fred Flintstone ate, according toOmaha Steaks.

Tomahawk Steak

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It’s an over-the-top, larger-than-life, bone-in ribeye steak, meant to impress.

It’s similar to the Cowboy Steak with one difference: The Tomahawk has a larger bone.

Emilee Mason ofThe Primitive Dishspecializes in grilled and smoked meats and just debuted this newTomahawk steak recipe.

Yankee Pot Roast

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Chef Alex Reitz offers this tip: Serve Salisbury steaks with gravy and your favorite vegetables and mashed potatoes.

The name London Broil referred to a flank steak that was first pan-fried, then sliced against the grain.

Get the recipefrom Chef Alex Reitz.

Salisbury Steak

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Get the recipe fromThe Infinite Feast.

Again, if you’re preparing at home, pre-dry-aged steaks will already come portioned.

Poll shares a simplified version of the sauce with us below.

Grilled London Broil

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Get the recipe fromWine Spectator.

Swiss Steak

Swiss Steak is not Swiss.

Get the recipe fromThe Spruce Eats.

Delmonico Ribeye

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Get her recipe onMy Homemade Roots.

Old-Fashioned Stovetop Steak

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Here’s a recipe for this old-school favorite fromChef Alex Reitz ofBeef.

Gallaghers Old-fashioned Steak

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It’s What’s For Dinner.

We know what we’ll be cooking up this weekend.

Grilled Prime NY Strip Steak

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Swiss Steak

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stovetop steak

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ribeye steak

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