PANTRYFLEX

shake · herb sauce

★ STARRED KITCHENPrep 5 min

Chimichurri

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Mitja Birlo recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Mitja Birlo.

FINISHING SAUCE · PICANHA & GRILLED STEAK

In the published recipe, this is the finishing sauce for picanha.

Birlo's chimichurri for grilled picanha.

On the jar

CHIMICHURRI

Method
shake
Yield
about 1 cup
Ingredients
13

Stove sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Ratio by volume: Olive Oil 142 ml, Red Wine Vinegar 15 ml
Olive Oil 142 mlRed Wine Vinegar 15 ml

Ingredients

  • Oreganoabout ¼ bunch (5 g)
  • Marjoramabout ¼ bunch (2 g)
  • Onion Powder5 g
  • Smoked Paprikaabout 2 tsp (5 g)
  • Paprikaabout 2 Tbsp (15 g)
  • Chili Flakes10 g
  • Cuminabout ½ tsp (1 g)
  • Olive Oilabout ⅔ cup (142 ml)
  • Red Wine Vinegar1 Tbsp (15 ml)
  • Saltabout 1½ tsp (8 g)
  • Sugarabout ½ tsp (2 g)
  • Garlicabout 10 cloves (50 g)
  • Limeabout ½ lime (15 g)

Where it sits

One of 143 herb sauces in the catalog, with 13 ingredients against a median of 8.

Its fat to acid ratio is 9.5:1, higher than 87% of the catalog’s herb sauces (median 2.8:1), a richer mix for the category.

The acid here is red wine vinegar and lime. In this category chefs also reach for lemon juice (35 recipes), white wine vinegar (17), and lime juice (8).

The fat here is olive oil. In this category chefs also reach for grapeseed oil (6 recipes) and canola oil (6).

Method

  1. Pour liquids to the printed fill-lines, bottom to top.
  2. Add by count: ½ BUNCH OREGANO.
  3. Season to finish: MARJORAM (about 1½ Tbsp), ONION POWDER (about 1 Tbsp), SMOKED PAPRIKA (about 1 Tbsp).
  4. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

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Provenance

Mitja Birlo. Swiss / fire cooking. Cited awards include: Michelin 2* (The Counter, Zürich); GaultMillau Koch des Jahres (ex-7132 Silver).

Adapted from a Mitja Birlo recipe (Mitja Birlo / GaultMillau.ch (Picanha)).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, the printed lines, counts, and QR guide carry the jar-batch amounts. Follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Mitja Birlo / GaultMillau.ch (Picanha) (published as “Chimichurri”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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