chimichurri recipe??

Unknown

I had one of the best steaks I've ever had the other night off the grill at a local steakhouse. I don't think it was the way it was cooked , but the dipping sauce they served it with. It was called chimichurri. The chef at the place would not sell me any or give his recipe. Anyone out there have one??

Fidel

I use this one:

1 cup lightly packed chopped parsley (ideally, flat leaf "Italian" parsley)or Cilantro
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves (optional)
2 tablespoons shallot or onion, minced
3/4 cup vegetable oil
6 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon rosemary

I like the cilantro in it myself, but others prefer to use the parsley.

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Jeffersonian

I make one that's very close to this. I've made it with flat-leaf parsley and also with cilantro...I like them both, to be honest, but the parsley one is closer to what I used to eat in Argentina.



BTW, did you know the guy who developed chimichurri was an Irishman named Jimmy McCurry (sound it out...the Argentinians couldn't say his name right, so they invented a new name for it).

Richard Fl

Here is a good one.

Beef, Steak, Gaucho-Style W/Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce, Bob Blumer


INGREDIENTS:
Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce:
1 cup lightly packed chopped parsley (ideally, flat leaf "Italian" parsley)
3-5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
1/2 tsp chili pepper flakes
2 Tbs fresh oregano leaves (optional)
2 Tbs shallot or onion, minced
3/4 cup vegetable or olive oil
3 Tbs sherry wine vinegar, or red wine vinegar
3 Tbs lemon juice
Steak:
1 Tbs cayenne pepper
3 Tbs salt
2 1/2 lbs rib-eye, New York strip, or sirloin steak, 1 1/2 inches thick
2 baguettes, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick slices




Procedure
1 Preheat a grill.
2 Place all chimichurri sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until well chopped, but not pureed. Reserve.
3 Dissolve cayenne pepper and salt in 1 cup hot water. Transfer to a squeeze container.
4 Place the steak directly over a hot grill, baste with the chimichurri grilling sauce, and grill until the outer portion of the meat reaches the desired degree of doneness.
5 Remove the steak from the grill and slice long strips from the outer edges of the steak.
6 Instruct guests to pick up a steak slice from the cutting board with their fingers, place it on a slice of baguette, and enjoy.
7 Return the remaining steak to the grill, baste, and grill until more of the steak is cooked.
8 Remove and repeat the slicing and serving procedure until steak is consumed.
9 For extra spicy steak, baste 2 or 3 additional times with the cayenne pepper mixture during grilling process.
10 Spoon chimichurri sauce over steak. (Also brilliant on any grilled fish or chicken)


Servings: 4
Cooking time: 10 minutes

Recipe Type
Main Dish, Meat

Recipe Source
Author: Bob Blumer

Source: BGE Forum, Bob Blumer, 2003/08/02

Fidel

I actually like it better on chicken. I marinate the chicken in the chimi for about 48 hours.

Good stuff...good good stuff.

Eggtucky

My guess is this was a 'Bonefish' restaurant? They have a chili rubbed chimichurri sauced steak as a regular on their recipe..makes a great steak

Jeffersonian

Oooo....yeah, I remember you posting that before...hmmmm, I think I need to whip up another batch, and soon.

Big'un

That looks great, Rod.

Boatman

Here's mine. I always have a jar of this made in the fridge.

Chimichurri Sauce
Dinosaur Bar B Que Cookbook

1 bunch Italian Parsley
12 cloves garlic coarsely chopped
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon dries oregano
1 cup EVOO

Pick off parsley leaves and toss them into a processor or blender. Should be about a packed cup. Add garlic, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, salt, cumin and oregano. Add EVOO and blend.

Unknown

Boatman,

What is EVOO ?

Chuck_K

I'm not Boatman but...

EVOO = Extra Virgin Olive Oil