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Steak with Chimichurri

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Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of either flank steak, rib eye or strip steak
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 cup lightly packed chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
  • 3 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
  • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves (or 1-2 teaspoons dried oregano)
  • 2 tablespoons minced shallot
  • 3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar or red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 jalapeño, seeds and pith removed

Instructions

  • Preheat a grill.
  • Place all chimichurri sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until well chopped, but not pureed. Set aside.
  • Season steak with generously with kosher salt. And if you're really wanting extra juicy steak, season the steak the day before, or at least a couple of hours before cooking it. The salt tenderizes the meat and breaks down the fibers which makes for an extra flavorful and tender steak.
  • Be sure to take out your steak at least 3 hours before cooking it to allow to come to room temperature. When you put a cold steak on a hot grill or hot pan you get steamed steak. You want to get that gorgeous char (char = flavor) which only comes from steaks that are room temp.
  • Place the steak directly over a hot grill, and grill until of the meat reaches the desired degree of doneness.
  • I like to use a meat thermometer to check the temperature, and tend to cook my meat to medium-rare.
  • Remove the steak from the grill and slice long strips from the outer edges of the steak.
  • Spoon chimichurri sauce over steak.
  • You can grill the steak earlier and serve it at room temperature.