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Lockdown Recipe of the Day: Chimichurri
It has the sass and pizzazz of the salsa and the energy of someone doing the tango on your palate. It’s chimichurri, the South American sauce that’s just perfect with a steak – not least, the superb cut of beef known as the picanha.
From Argentina and Uruguay – no, not Brazil – comes this perky, vivacious salsa packed with parsley and garlic, but also containing oregano, chilli, red wine vinegar and not a little olive oil. It goes well with picanha, rump, fillet, pork, even a nice rare tuna steak.
Ingredients
1 cup parsley, very finely chopped
4 fat cloves garlic, finely minced
3 Tbs fresh oregano leaves, picked from their stems and finely chopped (or use 2 tsp dried oregano)
2 Tbs red wine vinegar
Half a cup extra virgin olive oil
Coarse salt, a generous amount, to taste
Pepper to taste
Method
Combine all ingredients in a bowl or jug and stir. Do not blend. DM/TGIFood
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