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How to Make Authentic Argentinian Chimichurri Sauce

Jun 11 All Ages

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I want to share a short and savory recipe with you today, hailing from Argentina: Chimichurri Sauce. Since my husband is from Argentina, he obviously loves his Argentine cuisine. I think it’s funny when people think he eats tacos or spicy food. Just FYI, Mexico is a good 3,100+ miles from Argentina (as the crow flies).

Everyone has their own recipe for Chimichurri sauce, but this one is just like how they make it in Argentina.Argentine cuisine is extremely diverse. My husband grew up eating food that we think of as Italian. It makes sense, because there were a lot of immigrants from Italy that ended up in Argentina in the 19th century.

Chimichurri is oh, so simple, but such a flavorful, poignant sauce. The only ingredients you really need for Chimichurri Sauce to come out just like my mother-in-law’s is some olive oil, vinegar, kosher salt, pepper, parsley, and garlic. There are a million different recipes floating around the internet for this sauce, but they are all too complex for us. We like our traditional Chimichurri sauce!

Everyone has their own recipe for Chimichurri sauce, but this one is just like how they make it in Argentina.
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Chimichurri Sauce

Cuisine Argentine
Keyword sauce
Prep Time 20 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 15 people

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch Italian parsley chopped finely, about 1/2 cup
  • 1 head garlic minced, about 1/2 cup
  • 1/4 cup olive oil + 2 Tbsp.
  • 3 Tbsp vinegar any type
  • 3/4 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/8 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp red pepper flakes optional

Instructions

  1. Put the parsley and garlic in a small glass bowl.

  2. Add the olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes, and mix until well blended.

  3. Serve over any grilled meat you'd like. It's especially tasty on grilled steak and chicken.

Recipe Notes

Makes over 1 cup of Chimichurri Sauce.

You can store chimichurri sauce in the fridge in a glass container for at least a week. If you won't be able to use it in that amount of time, freeze it in ice cube trays and use as needed.

If you are wondering how to use Chimichurri, here are my suggestions:

  • Use it as a dip for some fresh baguettes
  • Spoon it over a beautifully grilled steak
  • Use it to marinate some chicken drumsticks for at least 2 hours before cooking (we marinated our Thanksgiving turkey last year!)
  • Put it on your sausage sandwich (choripán)

Cost to Make Chimichurri Sauce

Parsley – $0.88
Garlic – $0.48
Salt – $0.01
Pepper – $0.01
Vinegar – $0.01
Olive oil – $0.10
Red pepper flakes – $0.01
Total cost – $1.50

Have you ever tried Chimichurri Sauce?

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I'm a mom of 3 on a journey to feed my family nourishing foods. Personally, I believe you can cook healthy food and still have time for your loved ones.
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By Charlee Flaminio on Jun 11

Comments

  1. chels says

    06.11.14 at 8:16 am

    In a warehouse too- T shipping (on a walkie) & me production!! I kissed him sandwiched between the pallet stacks so the cameras couldn’t catch us!

    I think I’ll just invite you all to a BBQ soon and you can bring the authentic & yummy Chimichurri!

    Reply
    • CharleeAnne says

      06.11.14 at 1:08 pm

      You didn’t! Ha.

      We would love to bring our Chimichurri to a BBQ! Let us know the date and time, and we’re there!

      Reply
  2. Chelsea @ The Contented Wife says

    06.11.14 at 7:20 pm

    ha ha ha. I wouldn’t have known how to take that “compliment” either! Cute story! 🙂

    Reply
  3. Amy says

    06.12.14 at 3:01 pm

    Looks delicious! I can’t wait to try the chimichurri sauce. Love your blog, Charlee!

    Reply
    • CharleeAnne says

      06.12.14 at 3:22 pm

      Oh, I’m so glad you stopped by, Amy! If you make it, let me know what you think!

      Reply
  4. CharleeAnne says

    06.25.14 at 2:01 pm

    Ha, thanks! I appreciate you coming by!

    Reply
  5. Janeen says

    11.16.15 at 5:13 pm

    NO way. Chimichurri is like a parsley pesto kind of thing? I had no idea. It sounds wonderful. Is there anything similar in Argentinian cuisine that would pretty much involve me just stuffing my face with a bunch of cilantro. Like a cilantro pesto? ‘Cause I’d be tempted to renounce my citizenship…

    Reply
    • Charlee says

      11.17.15 at 5:31 am

      Here’s the thing, Argentinians have no clue what cilantro is. Yet most of the recipes you find anywhere online include cilantro in chimichurri. Cesar wouldn’t mind a little cilantro in it, but his mother and I absolutely cannot stand the stuff! It has a really strange taste! So, Janeen, go ahead and make chimichurri with cilantro if that is what you like. But just don’t invite me to your bbq, because I might offend you and not eat your cilantro chimichurri. Just sayin. 🙂

      Anyways, about your citizenship renunciation. Why would you have to renounce your citizenship? Cesar has dual citizenship. At least I think he does. Maybe when he became a U.S. citizen he gave up his Argentine citizenship? Not sure. Hm. Now you’ve got me thinking. Find out if you can keep your U.S. citizenship and then go for it. Become an Argentine citizen! Hahahahahahahahaha.

      Reply

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    06.16.14 at 7:35 am

    […] in half and placed lovingly on a crusty roll, then it is slathered with a nice heaping spoonful of Chimichurri Sauce. Heaven. Pure heaven. I’m not even exaggerating. In other words: the BEST sausage sandwich […]

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    12.17.14 at 6:12 am

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