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Chimichurri Sauce

September 15, 2020 //  by Kerry//  Leave a Comment

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Chimichurri Sauce
Chimichurri Sauce
Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri sauce was my secret weapon for the chili contests at my old company. Many years ago, after several years of mixed results in the contest, I became anxious about one of my entries. I was panicking the night before the contest because I’m super competitive and I didn’t want to come in last (and TBH, I really wanted to win!) So, I turned to chimichurri as an ace up my sleeve. I whipped together a batch and served that as a condiment with my chili.

I can’t remember if I won that year, but I certainly placed in the top 3. And, it became a thing. People loved it. Every year my co-workers asked if I’d brought the chimichurri sauce; I always did. With the sauce, I won the chili contests more often than not. Fact: my prized possession from that job is my first place chili contest trophy!

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Chimichurri sauce is an Argentinian sauce for grilled meats. I like to say it’s pesto’s zestier, Latin cousin! The acid and fresh herbs in the sauce help lift up the meaty, fatty flavor in steak; it does the same for chili and also helps balance out the earthier flavors from the chili spices.

Chimichurri is an incredibly easy recipe to make and requires only a few ingredients with the base being a handful of fresh herbs. You can absolutely mince all of the ingredients by hand with a knife, but a food processor makes this a 5-minute sauce.

There are endless recipes for chimichurri sauce that use slightly different combinations of ingredients. This is the one that became so popular at my office; and the one that I make to this day.

Video: Chimichurri Sauce 2-Minute Tutorial

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Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri sauce is pesto's zestier, Latin cousin. It's a delicious and dead-easy sauce traditionally for grilled meats, but don't let that hold you back. This stuff is good on anything!
Course Sauce
Cuisine Argentinian
Keyword Chimichurri, Herbs, Salsa
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 cup

Ingredients

  • ½ small red onion chopped into large chunks
  • 2 scallions chopped into large chunks
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 cup cilantro a packed cup
  • ½ cup parsley a packed cup
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp red pepper flakes 2 tsp if you like a lot of spice
  • salt a bunch of pinches

Instructions

  • Put the onion, scallions, and garlic in the bowl of a food processor. Process until chopped fine/minced.
  • Add the cilantro and parsley to the food processor. Blend until the herbs are chopped fine.
  • Scrape down the bowl of the food processor. Then add the vinegar, olive oil, crushed red pepper, and salt. Pulse a few times to combine.
  • Move to a air tight container. Serve with grilled meats, roasted vegetables, and any other way you can think to use it. This will last in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks, but I doubt it will last that long!

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