The other night, I had a brief flash of genius. Rus had come home from work and we were pondering the common question: What’s for dinner?
Being Cuban and growing up in Miami, I ate a lot of Latin American dishes quite frequently. One of my favorites was a nice grilled flank steak topped with chimichurri sauce. When I brought this option up, Rus tried his best to ask what “chimichurri” was. I had to teach him how to pronounce it as “chi-mee-chew-ree” sauce. Needless to say, he still sounds pretty funny pronouncing it.
Chimichurri is an Argentinian concoction and a great one at that. Not only does it bring a great burst of flavor to an otherwise boring steak, it’s easy and fast to make too!
To make the sauce, all you need are a few simple ingredients:
A bunch of parsley
1/2 cup of olive oil
2 tablespoons of lime juice
1 clove of garlic (although I like a lot of garlic so I added a few more cloves)
2 minced shallots
1 teaspoon fresh oregano
Salt and Pepper to taste
Add all of these ingredients in a food processor and pulse until the parsley, oregano, etc is finely chopped. Add the salt and pepper afterwards.
Top Drench your flank steak with this sauce and enjoy!
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