Chimichurri

There is a fun history behind the foods that we all know and love, I’m having a great time finding these facts and being able to share them with you, enjoy!

History
There are various fanciful etymologies for the word. One story claims that it comes from 'Jimmy McCurry', an Irishman who is said to have first prepared the sauce. He was marching with the troops of General Belgrano in the 19th century, sympathetic to the cause of Argentine independence. The sauce was popular and the recipe was passed on. However, 'Jimmy McCurry' was difficult for the native people to say. Some sources claim Jimmy's sauce's name was corrupted to 'chimichurri', while others say it was changed in his honor.
I also like this story!
The argentinian gourmet Miguel Brascó claims that the word chimichurri originated when the British were captured after England tried to invade the Spanish colony of Argentina. The prisoners asked for condiment for their food mixing English, aboriginal and Spanish (castilian) words. Che-mi-curry stands for "che mi salsa" (dame condimento) or "give me curry". Later "che-mi-curry" corrupted to chimichurri.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimichurri


The Chimichurri sauce is delicious on any meat. The combination of grilled beef and Chimichurri is absolutely delicious! But you can also use it as a condiment for milanesas, as an appetizer served with bread that can be dipped into the sauce. Also makes for a great marinade for fish, poultry, and chicken.

Here is one of my favorite recipes:

Ingredients:
1/2 cup Oil
1 cup warm water
1 cup vinegar
1 tsp salt
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
1 green onion, chopped
1 small tomato, peeled and seeded, chopped
1 small sweet pepper, finely chopped
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground pepper or chili powder
1/2 tsp ground oregano leaves

All these ingredients should be finely chopped and mixed together in a jar.
Shake the mixture few times during the period of at least 12 hours before using.
There are also many variations on this sauce. There are some that like to use lemon juice instead of the vinegar and with this combination they use thyme. Others prefer to use white onions, or you can use in this recipe 1/2 cup of vinegar and 1/2 cup of wine. The vinegar is also about your taste, you can use white wine vinegar or red wine vinegar (this is the one I use).