… and seared skirt steak!
Mhmm… Argentinian.
That’s right!
Hello! Welcome to Sauce Week!
Sauce week has already turned out to be cray-cray good! I think everyone at this end is muy feliz (very happy) and full.
I can report that we ate the steak and chimichurri sauce with our fingers, the green beans straight out of the pan, and the bread was for trying all the left over juices. It was messy classy!
Chimichurri sauce is a raw sauce. Raw sauces are a type of sauce that require no cooking. All the ingredients are raw. This doesn’t mean that what you put it on has to be un-cooked, just all the ingredients in the sauce. Spike says that chimichurri sauce is best on seared meats. It doesn’t have to be beef, just a meat that has a good seared/barky flavor to it.
Things I did in this recipe that I’d never done before…
- I used the Cuisinart Food Processor for the first time (thank you Santa, you did good!!!)
- I know what fresh oregano looks like
- I used a cast-iron pan
- I now know what tarragon tastes like
- I’ve made something Argentinian, which just sounds sexy!! :mrgreen:
Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce and Seared Skirt Steak
Spike teaches this recipe and it can be done in 15 minutes with prep. I think it serves 4 people when on meat and paired with bread and veggies. But It would make a fab. appetizer!!!
Santa brought me a food processor and I’ve been dying, just dying for a reasonable reason to use it. I could have made about 18 vats of Caesar dressing by now, but I chose to be responsible and wait until I actually needed it. Tonight was the night. Chimichurri sauce was the first thing I food processed!!!
Very exciting!!
A little novice cooking person’s tip I’d like to add to this recipe is…
if your chimichurri sauce is a little thin after your final phase of blending, that’s okay. Just add a little bit more herbs. I did it and it worked out. We actually liked the flavors better after the added herbs.
At the last minute we threw some sliced french bread on the cast iron grill and I steamed some green beans. The green beans were a gamble but I thought they tasted really good with the sauce.
Let me tell you!!! I Google searched ‘veggies to eat with chimichurri sauce’ for almost an hour. This topic is very heavily debated by just about everyone and no one agrees!
I’ve been trying to pair wine with each of the recipes so far. I haven’t done great. They’ve all been tasty on their own, but with the food… not so much. This Argentinian blend was PERFECT with the chimichurri sauce!!! SCORE one for the Normal Wine People!
I’ll ship some to you! Send me your address!
Next is marinades!!! Get ready.
Tell me about you!!! I want to know…
Have you ever made anything Argentinian? and felt sexy?
What are you having for lunch today?
I’m already secretly planning my lunch-capade
Have you had chimichurri sauce before? What did you have it with?
Never had it before tonight!
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We went to an Argentinian pizzeria last week! Can I count that? I had sweet potato fries and a pb&j for lunch today. That’s pretty standard lol
Girl, what a beautiful colour of SAUCE! I haven’t made anything Argentinian before! I should and then think of you :D
Love you
I’m glad you were able to find a red wine to pair with your dinner.
I’ve had chimichurri sauce on skirt steak before. Rachael Ray was the first person I watched on the Food Network that did it, so then I had to try it back in 05. lol.
I am having leftover ginger garlic pork over brown rice and broccoli for lunch.
holy crap that steak and sauce looks amazing, I may have to steal that now that I have a food processor
I don’t think I’ve ever had chimichurri sauce (for some I read it wrong and now have a Mary Poppins song in my head) . Though I do like oregano. hmm…. and that is a very vibrant green. How’s the heat on it?
Having a curried egg sandwich for lunch today :)
Never made anything Argentinian.
I am SO uber impressed by you. And, girl, you look freaking awesome.
I’m not a huge steak person, but this looks pretty good. I definitely want to work on creating different kinds of sauces, because I usually just stick with my usual ones that I always cook. I’m so jealous that you have a food processor! I’ve wanted one forever, but they’re so expensive. I’m definitely asking for one for Christmas next year.