Your Summer Barbecue Doesn’t Get Any Easier Than This Skirt Steak

By Angela Casley
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Photo / Babiche Martens

Chimichurri goes with so many dishes: on top of steak, chicken, fish or vegetables. It also makes a versatile marinade. For this recipe, roast your peppers or buy them in a jar. Skirt steak is an under-appreciated cut, and is beautiful cooked medium-rare and sliced to serve.

SKIRT STEAK WITH RED CHIMICHURRI RECIPE

Serves 8
Chimichurri

3 roasted peppers, skin and seeds removed

3 cloves garlic, chopped

1 cup roughly chopped parsley

½ tsp cumin

½ tsp smoked paprika

¼ tsp chilli flakes

¼ cup red wine vinegar

¼ cup olive oil

¼ tsp salt and pepper
Steak

1kg piece of skirt steak

750g new potatoes

2 Tbsp olive oil

100g feta, crumbled

2 cups baby spinach

1 cup marinated artichokes
  1. Firstly make the chimichurri. Into a blender place the peppers, garlic, parsley, cumin, paprika, chilli, red wine vinegar, and oil, blitzing until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Store in an airtight container.
  2. Rub ½ cup chimichurri over the steak and set aside for at least 2 hours or overnight to marinate.
  3. Preheat an oven to 180˚C.
  4. Place the potatoes into a roasting dish, rub with the oil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove, squash with a fork, sprinkle over the feta and bake for a further 10 minutes. Fold through the spinach and artichokes.
  5. Preheat a barbecue to a medium/high temperature. Pat any excess liquid from the beef and cook for 5 minutes on each side depending on the thickness and your liking. Let it rest for 10 minutes, then slice thinly.
  6. Serve the steak on top of the potatoes with a good spoonful of chimichurri.


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