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Asado

Name: Asado
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Argentina
Ingredients: 1kg Beef Short Ribs; 4 Beef Sausage; 1 tbsp Salt; 3 tbsp Parsley; 2 cloves Garlic; 2 tbsp Vinegar; 4 tbsp Olive Oil

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 6

Difficulty ⭐⭐⭐

Beef slow-cooked over charcoal for hours — the very soul of Argentina.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

A symbol of Argentina, one of the world's great cattle-ranching nations. The true art lies not in searing over high heat, but in slow-cooking over gentle heat set apart from the coals for hours. On weekends, family and friends gather around the fire tended by the 'asador,' turning the long cooking process itself into a social occasion.

🌆 Where it's eaten: Sunday afternoons see family and friends gathered in the yard around the charcoal fire for hours — an iconic Argentine weekend scene.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

Beef Short Ribs 1kg
Beef Sausage 4
Salt 1 tbsp
Parsley 3 tbsp
Garlic 2 cloves
Vinegar 2 tbsp
Olive Oil 4 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rub the beef short ribs generously with salt about an hour before grilling.
Light the charcoal and let it burn down to a steady bed of embers.
Place the meat a distance from the coals and slow-cook over gentle heat, about 40 minutes per side.
Grill the sausages similarly, off to the side of the coals.
Finely chop the parsley and garlic, and mix with vinegar and olive oil to make chimichurri sauce.
Slice the finished meat and serve with the chimichurri sauce.

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