Find the Right Beef
In Argentina, cows are grass-fed and roam freely in the Pampas region. That’s why the meat they produce is so high-quality, lean and flavorful.
Argentine beef has been imported to the U.S. since the late 90s, but if you can’t get the imported stuff, focus on finding grass-fed beef for the highest quality flavor.
A classic asado will include a bevy of beef cuts, including whole roasts like bife ancho (rib eye); bife angosto (strip loin); and lomo (tenderloin).
Also keep an eye out for matambre, a type of flank steak, and tira de asado, a cut born in Argentina, in which the rib section is sliced across to create narrow strips of meat and bone.