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    Home » General » Two New a Week

    Chimichurri Venison Sirloin

    By: Kita · Published Aug 18, 2011 · Updated: Dec 13, 2016 · This post may contain affiliate links

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    Chimichurri is a fantastic sauce to pair with venison. The fresh herbs in chimichurri help to bring out the best of the venison's flavor. You're gonna love this venison sirloin steak recipe.
    Chimichurri Venison Sirloin Steak // PassTheSushi.com
    We're meat eaters in this household - I'm pretty  sure that's obvious to any of my regular readers. I experiment with grilling, smoking, grinding, brining and roasting any piece of meat, but when it comes to steak, simple is best. We like thick cut bone-in rib eye grilled to perfection, plain and simple, because really, it doesn't need anything else.

    So when it comes to sauce on a steak, I'm rather clueless. I always thought sauces like chimichurri were a way to cover up some other flaw in the meat. It wasn't until recently that I even considered buying a cut other than rib eye to experiment with sauces. Fortunately, we were given some nice venison sirloins that I wanted to use up. I figured that was the perfect start to a little experimentation.


    Chimichurri Venison Steaks

    from FoodNetwork.com

    Chimichurri Venison Sirloin Steak // PassTheSushi.comIngredients:

    • 1 cup lightly packed chopped parsley (ideally, flat leaf "Italian" parsley)
    • 3 to 5 cloves garlic, minced
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
    • ½ teaspoon chili pepper flakes
    • 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves (optional)
    • 2 tablespoons shallot or onion, minced
    • ¾ cup vegetable or olive oil
    • 3 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar, or red wine vinegar
    • 3 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 2 pounds sirloin

    Preparation:

    Preheat a grill.

    Place all chimichurri sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until well chopped, but not pureed. Reserve.

    Dissolve cayenne pepper and salt in 1 cup hot water. Transfer to a squeeze container.

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    Place the steak directly over a hot grill, baste with the chimichurri grilling sauce, and grill until the outer portion of the meat reaches the desired degree of doneness. Remove the steak from the grill and slice long strips from the outer edges of the steak. Return the remaining steak to the grill, baste, and grill until more of the steak is cooked. Remove and repeat the slicing and serving procedure until steak is consumed. For extra spicy steak, baste 2 or 3 additional times with the cayenne pepper mixture during grilling process. Spoon chimichurri sauce over steak.

     Fresh herbs, used to make chimichurri sauce // PassTheSushi.com

    I didn't fiddle around with all that extra grilling. I cooked ours to rare, let it rest and sliced it for serving.

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    Comments

    1. Cassie @ Bake Your Day says

      August 18, 2011 at 8:51 am

      This looks absolutely top notch...I love chimichurri with red meat. I have only had venison once but would definitely eat it again, especially if prepared by you, Kita!

      Reply
    2. Kaitlin says

      August 18, 2011 at 8:59 am

      Wow this looks wonderful. I love chimichurri. Your photos are fantastic!

      Reply
    3. Linda says

      August 18, 2011 at 9:17 am

      Now that looks like a hardy meal, one my family is just looking forward to. You cooked the meat perfectly! Love the chimichurri recipe. That's something I forget to make with meat but tastes so good with it. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    4. RavieNomNoms says

      August 18, 2011 at 9:31 am

      I love the chimicurri on this, but I am a big fan of it to begin with. Your meat looks perfectly cooked!

      Reply
    5. Curt says

      August 18, 2011 at 10:57 am

      That looks great. I miss having fresh venison. I suppose beef would do fine though.

      Reply
    6. Elyse @The Cultural Dish says

      August 18, 2011 at 2:01 pm

      I love chimichurri sauce and it looks great with the meat!

      Reply
    7. marie, the EpicureanPiranha says

      August 18, 2011 at 5:47 pm

      This looks and sounds delicious!

      ~ marie

      Reply
    8. Steph@stephsbitebybite says

      August 18, 2011 at 6:17 pm

      I've never tried chimichurri, but from the looks of these pictures I need to!

      Reply
    9. Laurie @Simply Scratch says

      August 18, 2011 at 9:42 pm

      Chimichurri rocks!! That steaks looks great too! I just ate... but totally craving steak now!

      Reply
    10. Laurie @Simply Scratch says

      August 18, 2011 at 9:44 pm

      Ps... You know how I love venison!! I still think about those venison sliders! :9

      Reply
    11. Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts says

      August 18, 2011 at 10:42 pm

      I don't often put a sauce on steak either. I have always thought it just masked the flavor of the meat. But I like chimichurri on chicken, so why not!

      Reply
    12. Lindsey@Lindselicious says

      August 18, 2011 at 11:54 pm

      Oh I love Chimichurri sauce! It was one of my most favorite things in Argentina. That dinner looks delish!

      Reply
    13. 1recette 1minute says

      August 19, 2011 at 9:30 am

      Wow, chimichurri sauce with venison... It looks absolutely delicious!

      Reply
    14. Jamie @ Wokintime says

      August 20, 2011 at 4:37 am

      Oh this looks soooo mouth watering!! We're total meat eaters too, especially my husband. I'm ready to get my flame on!

      Reply
    15. tandteacake says

      August 21, 2011 at 7:28 pm

      Just looking at the sirloin makes it clear that you know how to handle your meat (uuuuhm...). BEAUTIFUL! It's 1:30 am now where I live and just started to crave for steak with no place to get some... 🙁

      Tobias

      https://tandteacake.blogspot.com

      Reply
    16. Liz says

      August 24, 2011 at 11:30 am

      Beautiful! I can't serve enough beef around here...and this looks like a winner, Kita!

      Reply
    17. Mark says

      August 25, 2011 at 1:19 pm

      Great recipe. I am always looking for new ways to cook steak. I really like the chimichurri grilling sauce. It seems much easier and more effective than seasoning the outside and not tasting it as much. I think I will try it with a flank steak though, I've had a hankering... Thanks for the post.

      Reply
    18. Terra says

      August 27, 2011 at 12:01 am

      I grew up on venison, we basically only had that, instead of beef. My Dad was a hunter, still is....so my fridge is still full of venison! I adore venison:-) Your recipe looks fantastic, the Chimichurri sauce looks soooo good! Hugs, Terra

      Reply
    19. Mary says

      August 19, 2013 at 10:48 am

      I love this sauce! I make it all the time with venison,. I saw someone uses it on Chicken, I think I will try this over the weekend as I m hosting a family BBQ!

      Reply

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