Chimichurri

This article is about the Central and South American marinating sauce for meat. For the sandwich served in the Dominican Republic, see chimichurris.
Chimichurri

Chimichurri (Spanish pronunciation: [tʃimiˈtʃuri]) or chimmichurri is an uncooked sauce used for grilled meat; it comes in a green version (chimichurri verde) and a red version (chimichurri rojo) and seems to come from Argentinian and Uruguayan cuisine.[1][2] It is made of finely-chopped parsley, minced garlic, vegetable oil, oregano, and white vinegar. In Uruguay, the dominant flavoring is parsley, garlic, red pepper flakes, and fresh oregano.

Etymology

The name of the sauce probably comes from Basque tximitxurri ([t͡ʃimiˌt͡ʃuri], approximately chee-mee-CHOO-ree), loosely translated as "a mixture of several things in no particular order"; many Basques settled in Argentina in the 19th century.[3]

There are also various (almost certainly) false etymologies purporting to explain the name as a corruption of English words, most commonly the name "Jimmy Curry"[4][5] or "Jimmy McCurry",[4][6] but there is no contemporary documentation of any of these stories.

Preparation

Chimichurri is made from finely chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano, red pepper flakes, and white or red wine vinegar. Additional flavorings such as paprika, cumin, thyme, lemon, basil, cilantro (coriander leaf) and bay leaf may be included. In its red version, tomato and red bell pepper may also be added. It can also be used as a marinade for grilled meat. Chimichurri is available bottled or dehydrated for preparation by mixing with oil and water. Variants may replace the parsley with herbs such as coriander (cilantro) and culantro.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dictionary of Spanish: chimichurri Re-linked 2014-11-06
  2. ↑ Lomax Brooks, p. 82
  3. ↑ Raichlen, Steven (2010). Planet Barbecue!. Workman Publishing Company. p. 159. ISBN 0-7611-4801-9. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  4. 1 2 Austen Weaver, Tara (2010). The Butcher and the Vegetarian: One Woman's Romp Through a World of Men, Meat, and Moral Crisis. Rodale Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-60529-996-0. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  5. ↑ Dobson, Francisco Ross (2010). Fired Up: No Nonsense Barbecuing. Murdoch Books. p. 58. ISBN 1-74196-798-8. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
  6. ↑ Cooper, Cinnamon (2010). The Everything Cast-Iron Cookbook. Adams Media. p. 137. ISBN 1-4405-0225-0. Retrieved 6 December 2011.
Look up chimichurri in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chimichurri.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.