Based on Gordon Ramsay's recipe, authentic chimichurri sauce is traditionally made using a pestle and mortar. Food processors, be gone!
In this recipe, I left out a few ingredients: coriander (cilantro) and mint, which Gordon Ramsay uses.
If you use a food processor, you will end up with mush that resembles baby food. 😦 So, my advice is to avoid using one.
Literally, this takes like 5 minutes, and a pestle and mortar takes just a few minutes to wash up.
I recommend using a granite pestle and mortar, as it makes grinding much easier. Make sure to choose one that’s large enough for your needs, not just for making chimichurri.
Where is chimichurri from?
Chimichurri is from Argentina and typically includes parsley, oregano, garlic, and red wine vinegar.
Chimichurri sauce ingredients
- garlic
- coarse sea or rock salt
- sugar
- flat leaf parsley
- lemon
- red wine vinegar
- red chilli
- red chilli flakes
- dried oregano
- black pepper
- olive oil
Recipe top tips - please read!
- Ingredient amounts are roughly what you need. Remember, if you don't like heat, add less chilli - start by adding just half, you can always add more.
- When you first add the parsley, you'll think you have enough, but chances are, once the leaves are ground down, you might well need to add more.
- The same goes for lemon and salt, etc 😉 If you don't want your sauce really garlicky, perhaps just use one clove.
- Don’t skip the sugar; it helps mellow the garlic's sharpness.
How to make chimichurri sauce
Add the garlic, salt and sugar to a pestle and mortar.
Crush down with the pestle until you have a coarse, garlicky paste.
Tear the parsley into pieces (you’ll need more than you expect once it’s ground down), and keep adding more as you go.
Add the lemon zest, the juice from half a lemon, and the red wine vinegar.
Now add chopped chilli, chilli flakes and oregano.
Season with a little more salt and mix it together using the pestle.
Now add enough oil to lie just underneath the ingredients and give it another mix.
Sprinkle in a pinch of black pepper, give it a taste, and adjust with more salt or lemon if needed.
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Easy Chimichurri Recipe
Delicious spooned over steak or chicken!
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic - peeled and chopped into 3 or 4 pieces
- a large pinch of coarse sea or rock salt
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- a big handful of flat-leaf parsley
- 1 lemon - zest plus the juice of half the lemon
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 red chilli - deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon red chilli flakes
- 1½ teaspoons dried oregano
- black pepper - to taste
- olive oil
Instructions
- Add the garlic, salt and sugar to a pestle and mortar. Crush down with the pestle until you have a coarse, garlicky paste.
- Now tear in the parsley (you'll need more than you think once it has been ground down), adding more as you go.
- Add the lemon zest, the juice of half a lemon, and the red wine vinegar. Then stir in the chopped chilli, chilli flakes, and oregano.
- Season with a little more salt and mix it using the pestle. Now add enough oil to lie just underneath the ingredients and give it another mix.
- Sprinkle in a pinch of black pepper, give it a taste, and adjust with more salt or lemon if needed.
Notes
- Ingredient amounts are roughly what you need. Remember, if you don't like heat, add less chilli - start by adding just half, you can always add more.
- When you first add the parsley, you'll think you have enough, but chances are, once the leaves are ground down, you might well need to add more.
- The same goes for lemon and salt, etc. If you don't want your sauce really garlicky, perhaps just use one clove.
- Don't leave the sugar out, it helps to take the harshness away from the garlic.
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