This week Pinocho's Chimichurri!

Mar del Plata, our home town, used to be very small and empty during the winters but super fun and busy during the summers. Our house was always full of guests from Buenos Aires and every night there was something going on until late at night. Everybody liked to come to our home because my father was known as “the entertainer” of the town; he was always making jokes and making people laugh. He was a serious dentist in the morning and not-serious-at-all after that. Pinocho (Spanish for Pinocchio) used to make the best “parrilladas” and a delicious chimichurri to accompany the meet. I have very present in my mind the taste of my father’s chimichurri. I remember I could not eat too much because it was too spicy for me; a little bit of it with the meet was enough to enjoy it.

 Of course, every Argentinean is going to say that he/she knows the best recipe for chimichurri. The truth is that every house makes it’s own special sauce according to the taste and preference of the family. This week, we are proud to make our own Pinocho’s Chimichurri. Red, spicy and flavorful sauce best to use with grilled meet.

Pinocho's Chimichurri Sauce

Carola and Laura with their father Pinocho

Chimichurri Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1 cup "salmuera" (boil water with 2 tablespoons Kosher salt until salt is dissolved)

• 1/5 cup sweet paprika*

• 1/4 cup oregano* 

• 1/4 cup red pepper flakes*

• 1 cups fresh finely chopped parsley

• 3-6 cloves of garlic finely chopped (your taste)

• 1 cup canola oil (olive oil could take over the flavor)

• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 

Preparation:Let the salmuera cool. Add the dry spices* and soak them for about one hour. Add the rest of the ingredients and wait at least 2 hours before using. Note:The oil needs to cover completely the Chimichurri. Some people like to eat only the oil. You do not need to refrigerate this if you are using it in 48 hours. After that, refrigerate and use it for up to one month (never happens in my house).Modify the amount of the ingredients according to your taste. You cannot go wrong :)Enjoy!

Laura y Carola

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Here there are some of the pictures we took last catering at a small gathering for a political fundraising in Rancho Santa Fe. Around 35 people enjoyed Carola's Argentine tapas.

Enjoy the pictures!
Laura