flank steak + chimichurri sauce

What is more Canadian than barbecuing in the winter?
Last week Neil and I were lucky to get invited to a Weber Grill Academy event. The recently open academy made us feel like we were on Top Chef Canada in the shiny kitchen stations! We mastered smoking chicken wings, cedar plank salmon, grilled potatoes (maybe my favourite vegetable) and more. We’ve owned a Weber for years and it’s the best barbecue out there. I was inspired last weekend to forge into the snowy backyard make a comforting favourite on the barbecue. Flank steak served sliced with chimichurri sauce, a pureed sauce of fresh herbs, lemon and garlic that’s tastes amazing on grilled meats. The recipe serves four and I always plate it with a simple salad and roasted potatoes or rice so the meat and sauce can shine. Big love for Latin American flavours when it is -30 and blistery here in Toronto. Enjoy!

flank steak + chimichurri sauce

Ingredients:
1 cup packed flat leaf parsley and cilantro (half of each)
1/2 cup olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon hot sauce (vinegary, like Frank’s)
1 shallot chopped
1 clove garlic chopped
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
5-8 ounces of flank steak per person

Blitz all sauce ingredients until smooth. Let stand for minimum of two hours before serving so flavours can marry. Allow steak to come to room temperature. Lightly coat meat with olive oil and salt and pepper. Place on direct heat grill or hot cast iron pan on barbecue for four minutes a side for medium rare. Let rest for ten minutes before serving. Slice against the grain and check the sauce for seasoning before you serve. We may have also used the sauce to dip our roasted potatoes too…