Los Potreros
The History of the Kitchen

We have been welcoming guests to Los Potreros (The Enclosures) since the 1940s and our kitchen provides everyone who stays here with an insight into the delights of Argentine cuisine. Visitors discover the art of making and savouring traditional mate tea, the secrets to getting the best flavours from Argentina’s famous beef, and the family recipes behind the sumptuous cakes that are baking continuously in the original wood-burning oven. The kitchen is, without a doubt, the heart and soul of the estancia.The pleasures of Argentine food are also extended to the outdoors, with guests enjoying their meals under the shade of the verandah or a nearby tree. Their friendly chatter over the dining table is accompanied by the lively chirping of monk parakeets in the branches above.

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Summer in the Kitchen - Part 1
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Our Sustainable Kitchen

Every chef across the world, pays close attention to what goes into their food but here at Los Potreros we are also concerned about what our food is doing to the environment. Our chefs have always had a “no waste mentality” and now more than every they are minimizing what they throw out and developing a menu to ensure they can continue to cut down what little waste we still have, throughout the last few months we have begun to test out new ideas with great success.

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Chimichurri

Chimichurri is traditionally made of finely-chopped parsley, garlic, oregano, oil and white vinegar. Though there are regional variations, it is also a recipe which is usually kept as a closely guarded secret. Chimichurri is not a marinade as argentines tend to use salt as the only seasoning on a piece of beef but it is used as a condiment at any asado.

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Summer Fruit Sponge Cake

Afternoon tea first started to become popular in Argentina during the 19th century, it is thought that the  British immigrants brought  with them the tradition. In the melting pot of Buenos Aires, and with strong Italian and Spanish influences, this soon morphed into the very Argentine custom of “Merienda”, which is a tradition we on the estancia enjoy every afternoon before we head out for a beautiful afternoon ride. Our chefs take turns to delight us with delicious biscuits and cakes and one of our favourite summer cakes is a simple victoria sponge topped with fruits straight from the orchard at Loza. 

200g caster sugar

200g softened butter

4 eggs, beaten

200g self-raising flour

1 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp milk

100g butter, softened

140g icing sugar, sifted

Vanilla extract

Strawberry jam 


Heat oven to 190ºC/370ºF.

Butter two 20cm sandwich tins and line with non-stick baking paper.

In a large bowl, beat caster sugar, softened butter, beaten eggs, self-raising flour, baking powder and milk together until you have a smooth, soft batter.

Divide the mixture between the tins, smooth the surface with a spatula or the back of a spoon.

Bake for about 20 mins until golden and the cake springs back when pressed.

Turn onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely.

To make the filling, beat 100g softened butter until smooth and creamy, then gradually beat in the sifted icing sugar and a drop of vanilla extract.

Spread the buttercream over the bottom of one of the sponges. Top it with strawberry jam or layers of fresh fruit sliced up and placed in a thin layer and sandwich the second sponge on top.

Dust with a little icing sugar before serving. 

Keep in an airtight container and eat within 2 days.