🥩Quick Chimichurri Carne Asada

Our Chimichurri Carne Asada is sure to brighten your dinner table. This dish is bursting with flavor and comes together in under 28 minutes!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Americanized Mexican

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 8

Total Time 28

Servings

Calories 565.9kcal

MARINADE! While the water's heating, in a medium bowl mix together the marinade ingredients: lemon juice, clementine juice, olive oil, 1 of the minced garlic cloves, 1 T of the chopped cilantro, 3 t of the salt, and the tajin. Add meat and immerse in marinade. Let sit for 10 minutes.
CHIMICHURRI SAUCE! In a small bowl, combine: mayo, lime juice, sherry vinegar, chopped parsley, the remaining ½ cup of the chopped cilantro, the remaining minced garlic clove, and 1 ½ t of the salt. Whisk briefly with a fork until well combined. Set aside.
MEAT! Heat a grill pan on med-high. Spray with cooking spray and use basting brush to spread the oil around, into the nooks. Cook skirt steak for 6 mins (or more), flipping frequently. Cut meat into strips, against the bias (cross-grain).
SERVE: Slice meat, drizzle with Chimichurri sauce and sprinkle crumbled cotija over plated meal.

To cut down on time, buy pre-chopped herbs, and bottled citrus juices (lemon, lime and orange). While we think fresh ingredients are always best, we know that sometimes it's not an option. Gourmet Garden makes both dry-chopped and tubed paste for a few different herbs, including cilantro and parsley.
Rinse herbs properly (I sandwich them in between two paper towels or a towel afterwards to extract excess water). Then use snippers or a chef's knife to remove the stems, and chop those leaves!
Marinate your steak for longer if you have time. We suggested a minimum of ten minutes for this quick recipe, but steak can be marinated for up to 2 hours, covered, in the refrigerator.
Allow meat to rest before cutting it into thin slices and against the grain to maximize tenderness.
Taste-test the Chimichurri sauce. Stir in vinegar and salt in small increments and taste as you go, until it's just right.
For a creamier finish, blend chimichurri sauce ingredients together in the blender or Vitamix until smooth.