SilverlakeGirl May 16, 2009 04:21 PM

Carne Asada & Sensational Meats

Well, now that I have assembled and fired up my new grill [why doesn't Chowhound have a BBQ forum?], I am looking to find some good meats to grill.

Some time ago there was a thread on Mexican markets in LA to buy great Carne Asada. Although I have found some nice threads in "Search", I cannot find the one in question.

Does anyone have markets that can recommend for great grilling meats, barbecue or not?

Thanks!

SLG

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Eat_Nopal May 19, 2009 05:49 PM

Wait do you mean BBQ or Grilling?

Personally I used to buy my meat at Whole Foods because the yam yams that shop there under appreciate the best cuts like Oxtails & Skirt Steak.

I used to purchase decent Grass fed, New Zealand skirt for $7 a pound. Its about half inch thick... so you can season it simply & grill it on low heat to medium / medium rare (faint pink throughout) to deliver a more authentic Arrachera style Carne Asada... or butterfly & macerate (in beer or citrus + herbs) for a more Altiplano Central style Carne Asada. And if you aren't on a budget... Mexico's Carne Asada connoisseurs while always serve a thick, juice Cabereria (a particular trim of Rib Eye which StreetgourmetLA can probably provide the English name for).

And of course if you are going to do a proper Mexican style Asado you need:

> Wood
> Cabreria
> Arrachera (Inner Skirt)
> Ranchera (Outer Skirt buterflied)
> Chuleton (Street what is this in English is it a Cowboy?)
> Various Sausages (Dried & Fresh)
> Veal Chitlins
> Wild Green Onions
> Nopalitos
> Guacamole
> Handmade Tortillas
> Chiltepin & Tomatillo Milpero (Wild Tomatillo) salsa

See pictures below for mouthwatering evidence of how people in Mexico (in this case Veracruz) do a proper Asado (bonus points if your grill is made out of a repurposed oil drum):