What says "Argentina" more than a truly delicious steak with chimichurri sauce? If I had the answer to that, then maybe I would be writing about another recipe for today's food celebration for Hispanic Heritage Month, but I'm not.
And that's because there is absolutely nothing classier or more delicious than a really good steak. Granted, I'm not even a big meat eater anymore, but if you put this dish in front of me, I would be physically incapable of even pretending that I once went vegan for a month (which I did)–THAT is how good this Argentinian Gaucho-style steak with chimichurri sauce (Mmmmmmm…) is! I'll stop talking now so you can just enjoy.
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Steak Gaucho-Style with Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce (recipe courtesy of Food Network)
Ingredients (for the steak):
1 tablespoon cayenne pepper
3 tablespoons salt
2 1/2 pounds rib-eye, New York strip, or sirloin steak, 1 1/2 inches thick
2 baguettes, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick slices
Ingredients (for the sauce):
1 cup lightly packed chopped parsley (ideally, flat leaf "Italian" parsley)
3 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves (optional)
2 tablespoons shallot or onion, minced
3/4 cup vegetable or olive oil
3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar, or red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
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Directions:
1. Preheat a grill.
2. Place all chimichurri sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until well chopped, but not pureed. Reserve.
3. Dissolve cayenne pepper and salt in 1 cup hot water. Transfer to a squeeze container.
4. Place the steak directly over a hot grill, baste with the chimichurri grilling sauce, and grill until the outer portion of the meat reaches the desired degree of doneness. Remove the steak from the grill and slice long strips from the outer edges of the steak. Instruct guests to pick up a steak slice from the cutting board with their fingers, place it on a slice of baguette, and enjoy. Return the remaining steak to the grill, baste, and grill until more of the steak is cooked. Remove and repeat the slicing and serving procedure until steak is consumed. For extra spicy steak, baste 2 or 3 additional times with the cayenne pepper mixture during grilling process. Spoon chimichurri sauce over steak.
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