<P> The strip steak is a cut of beef steaks from the short loin from a cow . It consists of a muscle that does little work, the longissimus, making the meat particularly tender, although not as tender as the nearby psoas major or tenderloin . Fat content of the strip is somewhere between the two cuts . Unlike the tenderloin, the longissimus is a sizable muscle, allowing it to be cut into larger portions . </P> <P> According to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, the steak is marketed in the United States under various names, including Ambassador Steak, Boneless Club Steak, Hotel - Style Steak, Kansas City Steak, New York Steak, Top Loin, and Veiny Steak . </P> <P> In New Zealand and Australia, it is known as Porterhouse and Sirloin (striploin steak) and can be found in the Handbook of Australian Meat under codes 2140 to 2143 . </P> <P> In the UK and Ireland it is called sirloin . </P>

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