Is beef shoulder steak lean?

Elana said:

Hello,

I have a recipe that calls for a lean beef chuck. Whole Foods has
beef chuck shoulder steak on sale this week. Is shoulder steak
considered lean?

Typically not. But it further depends on the butcher's trim. Usually,
shoulder cuts are rather marbled. Chuck isn't usually lean, either.
Why worry about it? Depending on the kind of recipe, cooking the meat
will render fat. Discard it.

Pastorio

Thanks for the info, Pastorio!

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Quoted message said:

Elana said:

Hello,

I have a recipe that calls for a lean beef chuck. Whole Foods has
beef chuck shoulder steak on sale this week. Is shoulder steak
considered lean?

Typically not. But it further depends on the butcher's trim. Usually,
shoulder cuts are rather marbled. Chuck isn't usually lean, either.
Why worry about it? Depending on the kind of recipe, cooking the meat
will render fat. Discard it.

Pastorio