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Asado
Ingredients
For the asado:
- Beef tenderloin
- New York strip steak, 1 per person
- Chorizo, 1 link per person
- Chicken, quartered, 1 quarter per person
For the chimichurri for beef, innards and sausage:
- 60g Italian parsley, picked
- 6 garlic cloves
- 3g chopped fresh oregano
- Pinch dried chilli flakes
- Salt and pepper
- 60ml malt or red wine vinegar
- 240ml olive oil
For the Argentine marinade for chicken or seafood:
- 1/2 tsp saffron threads
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 120ml white wine vinegar
- 1 Spanish onion, small diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 15g Italian parsley, chopped fine
- 3g fresh thyme
- Salt and pepper
Method
How to make Asado
1) For the asado: Cook the meats on a medium heated griddle, slowly, basting with appropriate marinades until cooked. Eat each meat as it finishes cooking.
2) For the chimichurri for beef, innards and sausage: In a food processor, combine parsley, cloves, chilli flakes, and salt and pepper. Completely puree until fine, place in a serving container, add vinegar and oil.
3) For the Argentine marinade for chicken or seafood: Steep saffron in lemon juice for 5 mins. Combine all ingredients and keep covered.
