Chimichurri is a condiment sauce originating from Argentina, prepared with fresh chopped herbs such as cilantro and parsley. Chimichurri sauce is perfect for summer barbecues or other South American recipes. In Argentina, the country of origin, Chimichurri is served at the barbecues Asadas.
The fresh Argentine seasoning sauce tastes best with poultry, fish, beef or pork. If possible, these should only be seasoned with salt and pepper beforehand, in order to let the strong flavor of the sauce take effect. It is also possible to prepare your food with a Chimichurri marinade before grilling.
Unlike ready-made mixtures or sauces, we use fresh spices and herbs for our chimichurri. We do not use a chimichurri spice mix here. It is also important to know that the Argentine sauce is served cold with the meat.
Do you want to make your own chimichurri? Then you’ve come to the right place. In a few steps I will help you with the preparation of chimichurri. Useful information, tips and tricks for the recipe are as always at the end of the post.
Chimichurri Argentino
Equipment
- Mortar
- Plunger
Ingredients
- 2 bunch Parsley smooth
- 1 Shallot
- 2 cloves Garlic
- ½ Lime
- Thyme
- Oregano
- 1 Bay leaf
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper black
- 1 Chili pepper small
Instructions
- Finely chop the parsley, garlic and shallot.
- Halve the lemon.
- Put the parsley, garlic and shallots in the mortar squeeze half the lemon over the mortar
- Crush the ingredients in a mortar with the lemon juice and mix.
- Pour the mixture in a mortar with olive oil until a thick consistency is obtained. Similar to a pesto.
- Chop the chili pepper.
- Add salt, pepper, thyme, oregano and chilli.
- Mix the mixture again well and pour into a jar.
- Lastly, place the Lorber leaf in the glass.
What kind of chimichurri is available?
The spicy sauce known from Argentina, based on parsley, spices and olive oil, comes in the two most popular types, the green chimichurri verde and the red chimichurri rojo. The green color of the chimichurri verde comes from the main ingredients, the freshly chopped herbs. For a chimichurri rojo, and its red color, tomatoes and pieces of peppers are used as other ingredients.
Is chimichurri spicy?
The original Chimichurri dip from Argentina is a sweet and sour seasoning and sauce made from fresh green herbs. Refined with chilies, the chimichurri recipe gets a very light spiciness that is easy to tolerate. If you like it a little more fiery and spicy, you can add more chilies to the Argentine barbecue sauce as desired. With this argentinian steak spice mix your BBQ will be a hit.
Chimichurri on Wikipedia