“Whole Beef” Uruguay 🇺🇾 Las Piedras Black Angus Hanger Steak | Family Selection | Average 120 days grain-fed | Hanger Steak | ⚠️ Frozen dispatch

Looking for a steak cut that truly features rich beef flavour as the main character? This Uruguay 🇺🇾 Las Piedras Black Angus Hanger Steak comes from Frigorífico Las Piedras' Angus Family Selection range, with packaging marked Black Angus Certified and using the Family Selection grain-fed specification.

According to Las Piedras official data, Family Selection uses cattle under 30 months, averaging approximately 120 days grain-fed finishing, with the brand specifically highlighting Marbling and Tenderness, with an average carcass weight over 320kg.

Furthermore, the Hanger Steak itself is a cut with a very distinct beef character.

The English name for Hanger Steak is Hanger Steak, Hanging Tender or Onglet, located near the cow's diaphragm, with meat texture showing distinct grain and a very prominent beef flavour. US beef industry data also describes Hanger Steak as a cut with a robust beefy flavour, very suitable for high-heat pan-searing and grilling.

Combining both, it offers the marbling and tenderness from Las Piedras Family Selection's approx. 120 days grain-fed while retaining the rich, direct beef aroma of the Hanger Steak itself, making it especially suitable for guests who truly enjoy 'eating beef flavour'.

🇺🇾 Las Piedras | Uruguay's long-established family beef enterprise

Frigorífico Las Piedras is one of Uruguay's representative beef enterprises.

The brand states that Las Piedras has been operating for over 40 years, with beef products supplied to various world markets and the foodservice industry; the enterprise focuses on family beef production background, quality control, animal welfare and sustainable production. Las Piedras also states it is Uruguay's first meat processing enterprise to obtain ESG Sustainable certification.

Another official regional website for Las Piedras introduces the brand's four-generation family history, combining cattle production, processing technology and pasture management to establish its Uruguay Angus beef range.

For those who like South American beef, one of the biggest attractions of Uruguay beef is its distinct beef flavour, and the Las Piedras Angus range is further divided into different product lines based on feeding and marbling performance.

🥩 Family Selection | Avg approx. 120 days grain-fed

Your pack belongs to the specification marked on the packaging:

ANGUS LAS PIEDRAS – FAMILY SELECTION

This is important because Family Selection is not Las Piedras' 100% Grass-fed Grass Roots range.

Official data shows the Family Selection specification:

✔ Cattle under 30 months

✔ Grain Finished grain-fed finishing

✔ Avg approx. 120 days grain-fed finishing

✔ Focus on Marbling

✔ Focus on Tenderness

✔ Avg carcass weight over 320kg

✔ ESG Sustainable production specification

Compared to the brand's Grass Roots 100% grass-fed range, Family Selection adds a longer grain-fed finishing period, the purpose of which is to further enhance the marbling and tenderness performance of the beef.

🐃 Black Angus Certified | Black Angus Series

The original packaging of the product is marked:

BLACK ANGUS CERTIFIED

Matching the Las Piedras Family Selection grain-fed specification, this beef is not simply about pursuing lean meat, but achieves a more complete balance in:

Beef flavour · Marbling · Tenderness

three aspects.

For Hong Kong guests who like Australian or US grain-fed Angus beef, this Uruguay Black Angus is also a very worthwhile South American choice to try.

🔥 Hanger Steak | The hidden cut with intense beef flavour

Hanger Steak is not a regular fillet.

The common English formal name is:

Hanger Steak / Hanging Tender / Onglet

It is located in the cow's Short Plate chest and belly area, hanging near the diaphragm, hence the name Hanger Steak.

The most charming thing about this cut is:

The beef flavour is very intense.

Compared to traditional steaks like Ribeye and Sirloin, which are known for their marbling and tenderness, Hanger Steak emphasises a more direct, rich beef flavour.

Its muscle texture is relatively distinct; it has a meaty mouthfeel but is not an extremely tough cut. When cooked well, Hanger Steak can achieve:

Crispy exterior・Tender interior・Rich beef flavour・Juicy

Therefore, it is also known as Butcher's Steak / Butcher's Cut in many steakhouses and restaurants.

🔪 Whole Hanger Steak | Better flavour after trimming

Whole Hanger Steaks usually show relatively obvious fascia and connective tissue.

This is the natural structure of the cut itself, not a product issue.

It is recommended to trim the relatively thick fascia on the surface and the more obvious connective tissue in the middle of the Hanger Steak before cooking.

Professional beef cutting data also recommends removing the connective tissue membrane from Hanger Steak before cooking to improve tenderness.

After trimming, it can be divided into steaks according to the grain and then pan-fried or grilled.

🍳 High-heat Pan-fry | The classic way to cook Hanger Steak

If this is your first time eating this Las Piedras Hanger Steak, I recommend simple pan-frying.

Thaw completely and finish trimming, then pat the surface completely dry with kitchen paper.

You only need:

Sea Salt + Black Pepper

It is already enough.

Heat a frying pan thoroughly and quickly sear both sides over high heat to create a beautiful crispy surface.

Finally add:

Butter + Garlic + Rosemary

Drizzle melted herb butter repeatedly over the steak surface.

Hanger Steak already has a very prominent beef flavour, so you do not need to add too many complex sauces.

🥩 Medium Rare～Medium | Better texture

Hanger Steak is not a cut suitable for long pan-frying to very well-done.

Certified Angus Beef's cooking recommendation for Hanger Steak also considers Medium Rare to Medium to be the ideal doneness.

After cooking, let it rest for a few minutes to allow the juices to redistribute.

There is one final, very important step:

Slice against the grain.

The texture of Hanger Steak is quite clear; slicing thinly against the muscle fibres can significantly improve the chewiness and make it taste more tender.

🔥 BBQ Grilling | This cut is really suitable

Hanger Steak is naturally a very suitable cut for grilling.

US beef industry data lists Grilling, Skillet Cooking and Broiling as suitable cooking methods for Hanger Steak.

For BBQ, you can cook it whole or divide it into thicker steaks.

Recommended:

Sea Salt Black Pepper

Garlic Butter

Chimichurri Argentine Pesto

Smoked BBQ

Cumin Chili

Chimichurri is particularly suitable to serve with Hanger Steak.

The sour aroma, herbs and garlic of the pesto can balance the richness of the beef without overpowering the natural beef aroma of the Hanger Steak.

🥢 Japanese/Korean BBQ

After trimming the fascia from the Hanger Steak, it can also be sliced against the grain into thick BBQ slices.

Sear over high heat quickly, then serve with:

• Sea Salt
• Garlic slices
• Japanese Yakiniku sauce
• Korean BBQ sauce
• Sesame Oil
• Chili powder

Both are very suitable.

Especially since Hanger Steak itself has a strong meat flavour, even when cut into small pieces, it is not easily completely covered by the sauce.

🍲 Hot Pot Slices | Beef flavour is particularly prominent

You can also make Hot Pot with it.

Slice the Hanger Steak thinly against the grain to make:

• Chaozhou Beef Hot Pot
• Satay Hot Pot
• Malatang Pot
• Clear Soup Pot
• Beef Bone Broth
• Sukiyaki

Quickly blanch in hot soup and serve.

Compared to some Hot Pot beef that relies only on marbling for aroma, the meat flavour of Hanger Steak is very prominent, so it is especially suitable for guests who like 'beef flavour'.

🍳 Quick Stir-fry | HK-style home-style dishes available

Hanger Steak is also suitable for Stir Fry.

After slicing thinly against the grain, it can be used to make:

• Choy Sum Beef
• Black Pepper Beef
• Onion Beef
• Satay Beef
• Green Pepper Beef
• Beef Chow Mein
• Korean-style Stir-fried Beef

The marbling from the Family Selection, fed for approximately 120 days, combined with the rich beef flavour of the Hanger Steak, makes it especially aromatic when stir-fried over high heat.

🌱 ESG Sustainable | Las Piedras sustainable production

The official data for Las Piedras Angus Family Selection also marks it as ESG Sustainable Certified, and states that its production follows animal welfare and sustainable ESG production protocols.

Las Piedras also states that it is Uruguay's first meat processing enterprise to obtain ESG sustainable certification.

For customers who value beef origin and brand background, this is another point worth noting about Las Piedras compared to generic unbranded bulk beef.

✅ Uruguay Las Piedras Black Angus Hanger Steak product features

✅ Uruguay🇺🇾 Beef
Sourced from Uruguay, an important beef-producing country in South America.

✅ Las Piedras family beef brand
The brand has over 40 years of experience in beef production and processing.

✅ Angus Family Selection
The product belongs to the Las Piedras Angus Family Selection series.

✅ Black Angus Certified
The original packaging is marked Black Angus Certified.

✅ Average approximately 120 days grain-fed
The official Family Selection specification is an average of approximately 120 days Grain Finishing.

✅ Cattle under 30 months
Family Selection uses cattle under 30 months of age.

✅ Focus on marbling and tenderness
Las Piedras officially positions the Family Selection features as Marbling and Tenderness.

✅ Hanger Steak
A very distinctive steak cut with rich beef flavour and distinct meat texture.

✅ Excellent for pan-searing
Suitable for pan-frying, BBQ, Korean BBQ, and Japanese Yakiniku.

✅ One Piece, Many Uses
It can also be sliced against the grain for Hot Pot, Sukiyaki, and Quick Stir-fry.

✅ ESG Sustainable
Family Selection is produced according to Las Piedras' ESG sustainable and animal welfare production standards.