Carne Asada

[elswinger]

I would like to try my hand at making Carne Asada. I was wondering what cut of steak would be recommended and any recipes would be greatly appreciated.

[dano1]

ranchera or skirt.

hth, danny

[carp]

I like the skirt steak, flank is good too, and some of my relatives swear by petite sirloin(aka ball tip).

Edited September 28, 2004 by carp (log)

[johnnyd]

I have good luck with Loin Tri Tip Coulottes.

[FistFullaRoux]

It's almost overkill, but ribeye works well too. It's a good use for the odd shaped end parts of a rack.

Other than that, pretty much whatever's on sale. You do want a certain amount of marbling in there though. I don't see why you couldn't cut up a roast to accomplish the same...

[Brad Ballinger]

I have Rick Bayless's book in front of me. There is a Q and A section and one of the questions is "What's the best cut of steak for Carne Asada?" He talks around the question, but eventually settles on two choices -- bone-in ribeye if he has money to throw around, chuck steak if money's a bit tight. The chuck steak would be a thinner cut than the ribeye.

[paul o' vendange]

One of my favorite cuts for this, or any presentation requiring this type of cut, is the cap meat off the export rib (taking the cap meat off, cutting ribeyes and frenching the rib allows us to do ribeyes or cotes de boeuf, with the cap steak reserved for other uses. This strip along the rib is a wonderul, flat piece of meat - and I treat it just like any flank steak.

Paul

[jess mebane]

The three 'f's: Flat Fat Flank.

or skirt.

[irodguy]

Due to the high price of flank steak, I would go with Rib Eye. Just pound it out a little.

Since Fajitas are in style the normal cuts are just to pricy for what you get.

[ScooterQ]

My favorite cut for Carne Asada is Flap Meat. Flap Meat is part of the bottom sirloin, and IMO it's the undiscovered gem of beef cuts. It's a thin, loose grained cut with great beef flavor, similar to skirt or hangar steak. I buy it at my Mexican butcher for three something a pound. It's very good . . .

[Mayhaw Man]

Skirt or flank. I love them both.