Sirloin Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
Perfectly cooked sirloin steak served with an amazing, herby chimichurri sauce. You can impress anyone with this recipe!
Ingredients
- 20 g of fresh parsley
- 10 g of fresh basil leaves
- 10 g of fresh mint
- 10 g of fresh oregano
- 1 clove of garlic peeled
- 1 pinch of red chilli flakes
- ½ teaspoon of pepper
- ½ teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
- 5 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 portions of 1 inch sirloin steaks (take the steaks out of the fridge at least 20 minutes before cooking)
- 1 tablespoon of light oil with a high smoking point such as vegetable oil, grape seed oil or sunflower oil
- Extra salt and pepper for seasoning
Instructions
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Put your parsley, basil, mint, oregano, garlic, red pepper flakes, pepper, salt, lemon juice, red wine vinegar and olive oil in a blender. Blitz until you have a sauce that is nearly pureed, but still has some texture.
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Make sure the steaks are patted dry. Season them well on both sides with salt and pepper.
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Pre-heat a frying pan over high heat for 1-2 minutes, get it nice and hot before you start cooking the steak (make sure you turn your kitchen fans on).
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Once the pan is hot, add your oil and then carefully lay your steaks down in the pan. Cook the steak for approximately 4 minutes on each side for medium rare.
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Just before you remove your steaks from the pan, pick your steak up with a pair of tongs. Then hold the steak fat side down and just spend half a minute searing that fat.
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Transfer the steaks on a board or warm plate and let them rest for a couple of minutes. You can serve the steak whole, or slice it as I did, but make sure you don't slice it too thin. Spoon some of the Chimichurri sauce on top and then serve.
Recipe Notes
- Make sure the steaks are at room temperature before you start cooking them.
- Make sure the steaks are well seasoned. You can add the pepper more towards the end of the cooking process to make sure it doesn't burn.
- Pre-heat the pan over high heat for at lease 1 minute before adding anything.
- Use a light oil with a high smoking point. Vegetable oil, grapeseed oil and sunflower oil are good options.
- You can use both a frying pan or a griddle pan to cook the steaks.
- If you use a frying pan, try to use a heavy bottomed pan, which is a pan with a thicker base. That way, you're in more control of the heat.
- If you're using a pan, you can add the oil to the pan before adding the steak. If you're using a griddle pan, brush the oil over the steak instead of adding it directly on the griddle pan, otherwis the oil may burn.
- If you are looking for a guide when it comes to cooking times for steak, you can use this chart: Omaha Steaks Cooking Chart
- Blend all of the ingredients for the chimichurri sauce together until you get a course paste.
- Other good options when it comes to cuts are the boneless ribeye steak, and the t-bone steak.
- There are so many wonderful ways to serve this recipe. You can serve it in tacos, salads, burgers, sandwhiches, noodle soups, wraps and more.