Skirt Steak on the Grill "Latin Style"

Skirt Steak with  Two Chimichurri

4 servings

2 pounds     Skirt Steak, trimmed and prepared

4 TB.      Argentina/Latin Seasoning

Three Herb Chimichurri: :

1 cup      Cilantro leaves

1/2 cup     Oregano, fresh,

1 cup      Italian Parsley

6 cloves     fresh garlic, peeled

1/2 tsp.          Crushed Red Pepper

1 cup              extra-virgin olive oil

1/4 cup     Red Wine Vinegar

2 TB.     Lemon Juice, fresh

1 tsp.              Sea salt

1/2 tsp.    Black Pepper, cracked

Red Chimichurri:

1/2 cup    Water

1 medium    Sweet Onion, minced

1 tsp       Saffron Threads

1/2 cup    Spanish Olive Oil

3 TB.      Red Wine Vinegar

1/2 cup    Flat Leaf Parsley, minced

1 TB.       Smoked Paprika

1 each     Garlic Glove, minced

pinch      Cayenne Pepper

to taste    Kosher Salt and Black Pepper

Preparation

Prepare the chimichurris. Combine the herbs and garlic in a food processor and finely chop. Add the oil, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, pepper and hot pepper flakes and process to make a thick sauce.

Correct the seasoning, adding salt or vinegar, to taste. Then season the skirt steak on both sides with your favorite Argentine Spice or Latin Rub. seasoned. Pour a 1/4 of the green chimichurri into a baking dish just large enough to hold the skirt steak.

Arrange the steaks on top of the chimichurri in the baking dish. Pour another 1/4 of the green chimichurri on top. Marinate the beef for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Set up the grill for direct grilling and preheat to high. Arrange the skirt steaks on the grate on the diagonal and grill until cooked to taste, about 5 minutes a side for medium-rare, rotating the slices 90 degrees after 1 minute to create an attractive crosshatch of grill marks. Allow to rest before slicing. Transfer the sliced churrasco to plates or a platter and serve with the red chimichurri sauce on the side, with warm flour tortillas.

Enjoy!

Chef Richard

PAOLA BBQ CONTEST

Well, believe it or not we are getting a chance for the first time in 11 months to dust off the smokers and do a contest! We (Rib Stars) will be at Paola, one of our favorite contest to do to see some good friends and just relax. We have not been able to do one contest this year, so we are looking forward to it very much. 

Just hoping the weather cools down a little bit. So if you are going to be there we will be coming by to say hi. Once again as usually I will be some off the wall things with the meats and sauces.

I also believ we will be having one or two KCBS judges with us to help them earn their Master Judges Badge, seems like it always brings us good luck.

Cannot wait to get out and have fun and see everyone. It has been long of a time.

We will see you all there.

Chef Richard