What is asado?
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What is asado?
Where does asado come from on the cow?
“asado” is a regional beef-cut name that maps to these canonical cuts: Short Plate, Short Ribs.
This retail name can point to more than one canonical cut in our dataset—see the canonical guides below.
Global cut guide
Where it comes from
Short Plate: The belly of the cow, below the rib primal. Source of short ribs, skirt steak, and hanger steak. Rich, fatty, and flavorful. Used for braising, fajitas, and in Asian cuisines for hot pot. (plate, Belly area, below the rib section). Short Ribs: Sections of rib bone with attached intercostal meat. Cut two ways: English style (between the bones, thick) or flanken/cross-cut (across the bones, thin strips). Rich, collagen-heavy meat ideal for braising, grilling (flanken), or smoking. (rib, Lower portion of ribs 6–8 (plate short ribs) or ribs 1–5 (chuck short ribs)).
In menus and butcher shops it is often discussed next to Short Ribs, Skirt, and Hanger.
What it's called in other countries
- Albania: short plate · brinjë
- Andhra Pradesh: short plate · short ribs
- Argentina: asado · Asado (cut) · Costillar · Asado de tira
- Australia: short plate · short ribs au
- Austria: short plate · short ribs
- Belarus: short plate · rebry
- Belgium: short plate · short ribs
- Bolivia: short plate · costilla bo
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: short plate · short ribs
- Brazil: Ponta de agulha · Costela
- Bulgaria: short plate · short ribs
- Canada: Short plate · short ribs
- Chile: short plate · Costillar · Asado de tira
- China: short plate · niu zai gu
- Colombia: short plate · Costilla
- Costa Rica: short plate · short ribs
- Croatia: short plate · rebra
- Czech Republic: short plate · žebra
- Denmark: short plate · short ribs
- Ecuador: short plate · asado de tira
- Egypt: short plate · dala' qasira
- El Salvador: short plate · short ribs
- Estonia: short plate · short ribs
- Ethiopia: short plate · short ribs
- Finland: short plate · lihainen kylki
- France: short plate · Plat de côtes
- Germany: short plate · Querrippe
- Goa: short plate · short ribs
- Greece: short plate · σίδηρα
- Guatemala: short plate · costilla
- Honduras: short plate · short ribs
- Hungary: short plate · oldalas
- Indonesia: short plate · short ribs
- Iran: gholveh-gah · dande
- Ireland: short plate · short ribs
- Israel: אסאדו · short plate
- Italy: short plate · Biancostato
- Japan: short plate · karubi
- Karnataka: short plate · donne biryani cut
- Kazakhstan: short plate · short ribs
- Kenya: short plate · nyama choma cut
- Kerala: short plate · short ribs
- Latvia: short plate · short ribs
- Lithuania: short plate · short ribs
- Maharashtra: short plate · short ribs
- Malaysia: short plate · short ribs
- Mexico: short plate · Costillar · Agujas cortas
- Montenegro: short plate · short ribs
- Morocco: short plate · al-adla
- Netherlands: short plate · short ribs
- New Zealand: short plate · spare ribs nz
- Nicaragua: short plate · short ribs
- Nigeria: short plate · short ribs
- North Macedonia: short plate · short ribs
- Norway: short plate · short ribs
- Panama: short plate · costilla
- Paraguay: short plate · short ribs
- Peru: short plate · short ribs
- Philippines: short plate · short ribs
- Poland: short plate · szponder
- Portugal: short plate · short ribs
- Qatar: short plate · adla qasira qa
- Romania: short plate · coaste
- Russia: short plate · грудинка на кости
- Saudi Arabia: short plate · adla qasira sa
- Singapore: short plate · short rib sg
- Slovakia: short plate · short ribs
- Slovenia: short plate · short ribs
- South Africa: short plate · short ribs
- South Korea: short plate · galbi · gu-i-yong
- Spain: short plate · Costillar
- Sweden: short plate · short ribs
- Switzerland: short plate · short ribs
- Taiwan: short plate · niu xiao pai
- Tamil Nadu: short plate · short ribs
- Telangana: short plate · short ribs
- Thailand: short plate · see-krong
- Turkey: short plate · short ribs
- UAE: short ribs uae · short plate
- Ukraine: short plate · грудинка на кістці
- United Kingdom: short plate · short ribs
- United States: Short plate · Short ribs · Plate ribs
- Uruguay: asado · Asado (cut) · Asado de tira
- Uzbekistan: short plate · qovurg'a
- Venezuela: short plate · costilla
- Vietnam: nuoc beo · short ribs
Cooking methods
Typical methods include high-heat searing or grilling for steaks, resting before slicing, and cutting across the grain when the muscle is fibrous. Because this cut sits on the plate primal (Belly area, below the rib section), adjust time and temperature to thickness and marbling.
Translations across countries
- Albania → Andhra Pradesh (brinjë)
- Albania → Argentina (brinjë)
- Albania → Australia (brinjë)
- Albania → Austria (brinjë)
- Albania → Belarus (brinjë)
- Albania → Belgium (brinjë)
- Albania → Bolivia (brinjë)
- Albania → Bosnia & Herzegovina (brinjë)
- Albania → Brazil (brinjë)
- Albania → Bulgaria (brinjë)
- Albania → Canada (brinjë)
- Albania → Chile (brinjë)
- Albania → China (brinjë)
- Albania → Colombia (brinjë)
- Albania → Costa Rica (brinjë)
- Albania → Croatia (brinjë)
- Albania → Czech Republic (brinjë)
- Albania → Denmark (brinjë)
- Albania → Ecuador (brinjë)
- Albania → Egypt (brinjë)
- Albania → El Salvador (brinjë)
- Albania → Estonia (brinjë)
- Albania → Ethiopia (brinjë)
- Albania → Finland (brinjë)
- Albania → France (brinjë)
- Albania → Germany (brinjë)
- Albania → Goa (brinjë)
- Albania → Greece (brinjë)
- Albania → Guatemala (brinjë)
- Albania → Honduras (brinjë)
- Albania → Hungary (brinjë)
- Albania → Indonesia (brinjë)
- Albania → Iran (brinjë)
- Albania → Ireland (brinjë)
- Albania → Israel (brinjë)
- Albania → Italy (brinjë)
- Albania → Japan (brinjë)
- Albania → Karnataka (brinjë)
- Albania → Kazakhstan (brinjë)
- Albania → Kenya (brinjë)
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