How to Cook BBQ Sirloin with Chimichurri Sauce and Caprese Salad

Serves: 8-10

Preparation time: overnight

Cooking time: 1 hour

Ingredients needed to make BBQ Sirloin with Chimichurri Sauce and Caprese Salad:

For BBQ sirloin:

• 4 ½ lb boneless beef sirloin
• Lots of freshly ground black pepper

For the chimichurri sauce:

• 2-3 long red chillies, seeded and finely chopped
• 2 large fistfuls flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 10-12 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 5 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 4 tbsp dried oregano
• 5 tbsp cold water
• 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp sea salt flakes

For the salad:

• 3/3 cup mozzarella cheese, diced
• 2 medium yellow tomatoes, sliced into wedges
• 2 medium red tomatoes, sliced into wedges
• 2 tbsp fresh basil, finely chopped
• ¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• ¼ tsp salt
• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Cooking instructions for BBQ Sirloin with Chimichurri Sauce and Caprese Salad:

• To make the chimichurri sauce, toss the chopped garlic and chilies together in a small bowl.
• Throw in rest of its ingredients and stir them all together until properly blended.
• Wrap a cling film over the surface of the bowl and keep it aside for about 5-6 hours or even overnight to let the ingredients infuse their flavors into the sauce.
• To grill the steak, heat the charcoals in the outdoor BBQ, for a hour or until they turn white hot and the flames subside.
• Fit a grill rack about 10’’ above the hot coals.
• Rub the sea salt flakes all over the steak, followed by lots of black pepper.
• Place the seasoned steak on the grill rack, with the fatty side facing down.
• Grill the sirloin for about 4-6 minutes or until the fatty-side is seared considerably and turn golden brown.
• Flip it over and cook the other side for about half an hour.
• Flip the sirloin steak yet again and cook the fatty-side for about 25 minutes for medium done-ness; adjust the cooking time according to your preference of rareness of a steak.
• Remove the steak from the BBQ and let it rest in a plate for about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, toss the tomatoes, basil, parsley and mozzarella together in a bowl and sprinkle a dash of the seasonings.
• Toss them further and set aside.
• Cut it into thick slices and arrange 2-3 of them on each serving plate.
• Smother them with chimichurri sauce and serve alongside the fresh salad.

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