Chimichurri sauce is an amazing accompaniment to steak. It really works well with rich steak that has quite a bit of fat. Easy to make, yummy to eat. The onions were fantastic too. I found a bunch of different baby onions in the shop and had to buy them. This is one of the ways I decided to use them.
Ingredients
Chimichurri Sauce
1/3 cup fresh oregano
1/3 cup fresh chives
1 cup fresh coriander
1 cup fresh flat leave parsley
juice of 1 lemon
1 red chilli
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
salt and pepper to taste
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
Method
Combine the herbs (with their stalks)), chili, lemon juice and half of the olive oil in a food processor. Process until it becomes finer and then add half the vinegar, salt and pepper. while processing this slowly pour in the remaining olive oil. Don’t add all the oil if not needed. Taste and if more acidity is required add the remaining vinegar. Adjust seasoning as per your preference. Set aside until ready to serve.
Ingredients
Fried Baby Onions
20 baby onions
500 ml buttermilk
2 tbsp smoked jalapeno sauce
1/2 cup flour
2 cups oil for deep frying
2 ziplog bags
Method
Place the oil in a pot for deep-frying. Try and use a smaller pot so that the oil is high enough to cover the onions completely when being fried. Mix the buttermilk and tabasco together in a ziplog bag and set aside. Peel and slice the onions into quarters from the top making sure not to cut all the way through. This will give them a nice shape after being fried while still holding together. Place them in the ziplog bag with the buttermilk and tabasco and marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes. Place the flour in the other ziplog bag and once the onions have marinated transfer them into the flour. Shake around so that they are well coated in the flour. They are not ready for deep frying.
Heat the oil for about 5 minutes before starting to fry. Once golden remove from oil and place on kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil. Season with flaky seas salt as soon as it has been removed from the oil.
Steak
2 x 1.5cm sirloin steaks
flake sea salt
olive oil
Method
While the onions are frying season both sides of the steak with the seas salt. Heat oil in a cast iron pan and once the pan is very hot add the steak. Fry for 3 minutes a side for medium. Once cooked, rest for 4 minutes before serving with the onions and sauce. Enjoy
Cooking with Lindi 