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Default Skirt steak substitute?

Ranie at Arabian Knits wrote:

> In article >,
> "Ravenlynne" > wrote:
>
> > I'm making this recipe:
> >
> > http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/d...led-skirt-stea
> > k-ch urrasco-recipe/index.html
> >
> > It calls for skirt steak, but they don't carry it at the commissary
> > here and I'm not going out in town, wasting expensive gas looking
> > for this cheap cut of beef. Can I substitute flank steak?

>
> I would. We can often find in on sale between $2.98 and $3.99 a
> pound, too. I imagine commissary prices are either the same or
> better.


I had to buy some for fajitas tommorrow night and it was approx $7.50
for a pound and a half (How they pack it here..)

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