Jordan N.
Yelp
La Culotte! The cow's rear is so succelent, fatty, and juicy! I'm talking as if I was a butch man looking at an arse of a woman.
Seriously, this Gaucho Ranch - doesn't matter if it's Uruguayan, Argentine, or whatever it may be... but they really do bring in the top-of-the-line cuts of beef that if there was a Miss Universe for Steaks, this would be the Miss Venezuela candidate! (This is where I would normally brag, but for the sake of the review, I'll go on)
Trimming the fat before cooking is like slicing through butter. Rub it in some sea salt (other stuff may be added). And following Pablo's wisdom, I simply (SIMPLY) put in the trimmed culotte, fat-side up, into the oven that has been preheated at 400 degrees F. And 30 minutes later, it's done? (Broil the top if you want a little more crust) Yup, you can forget the BBQ grill if you're living in a condo. Pablo has all the secrets to cooking every cut of steak using the grill OR the oven so be sure to ask him for any advice you need in order to impress your guests.
And get this... four thin slices of the culotte filled me up instantly - it was so juicy it would make the French proud, so flavorful it would make the Argentine proud (or any other nationality for that matter). My knife went through it so tenderly as if I was a master swordsman. And the juices trickled down all over its sides - not one part overcooked, and not one part undercooked.
They say that the most important part of having an excellent beef dish is really not in the seasoning, sauces, but in the meat. Grass-fed is the way to go - it's healthier (more Omega-3, less chemicals and radicals, etc) and definitely tastier. And it doesn't hurt that the beef here are for a reasonable price, knowing what you get!
The good thing about the meat here is that you know it's fresh, and often times fresher than what you get in the butcher shop, since the meat at Gaucho Ranch is vacuumed packed - it lasts longer and is kept clean from outside environment.
So... go get that culotte (or any other type of beef), and get their garlicky and somewhat spicy chimichurri for the punch in your tongue that melds so well with the juicy beef.
So, yeah. HOLY COW!