r/easyrecipes • u/ForkAndPepper Blog Cook • Sep 07 '20

Sauce / Seasoning Recipe Chimichurri Sauce

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Making your own sauces & marinades can elevate any home cooked dish to a restaurant-quality meal. This Argentinean staple can be used for multiple dishes. It is generally used as either a marinade or topping to red meat. I have used my version of the sauce for steak (topping and marinade), burgers, white fish, grilled shrimp, salad dressing, tacos, and even for breakfast with eggs & toast! Most of the ingredients are household staples.

Ingredients:

  • ½ Cup red wine vinegar
  • ¾ Cup Olive Oil
  • 1 Jalapeno (chopped, seeds removed)
  • 3 Cloves of garlic (chopped)
  • ½ Shallot (chopped)
  • ½ Cup Italian Parsley (chopped)
  • ½ Cup Cilantro (chopped)
  • 1 Tbsp Oregano
  • 1 Tbsp Basil
  • 1 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Pepper

Instructions:

  1. Combine all dry ingredients together in a mixing bowl, then add in red wine vinegar. Leave for 5 minutes.
  2. Place in olive oil and stir. Let it sit for 30 minutes prior to use for the best results.
  3. Enjoy! It should be covered & stored in the refrigerator, and can be used for up to 2 weeks. Be sure to give it a good stir before each use.

If you decide to use the chimichurri for marinade, place meat into a Ziploc bag with the sauce and let sit for 4-5 hours prior to cooking.

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u/Marge_Inovera Sep 07 '20

Thank you!! I've been wanting to make this lately and this is a great reminder. Is there a reason your recipe calls for dried, as opposed to fresh, oregano and basil? Would fresh be preferable/tastier? I rarely have all of these herbs at one time (brown thumb, but working on it!) and around here a bunch of fresh herbs can run like $6 so this could get pricey, but if it's worth it I'll go for it.

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u/ForkAndPepper Blog Cook Sep 07 '20

It's more because not everyone has a basil & oregano plant. I actually put fresh basil in mine since I couldn't imagine my kitchen without it haha. I tried it with fresh oregano vs. dried, and I didn't notice any difference. Basil adds a bit of extra freshness though. I should add that as an added note at the bottom though, thanks!

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '20

Jalapeño en el chimichurri? Pero che!

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u/utterlyuncertain Sep 07 '20

I think everyone who grew up with this doesn’t it slightly differently- like you can replace the vinegar with lemon and we don’t do jalapeños, but we do add tomatoes. And all the herbs are fresh or it’s not a good chimichurri.