Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 6 garlic cloves, peeled and minced.
1 jalapeno, seeded and minced (use rubber gloves if you're new to handling jalapeno peppers).
1/4 cup red wine vinegar.
1/2 cup finely chopped flat leaf parsley.
1/2 cup finely chopped fresh oregano.
3 limes, juiced.
1 teaspoon kosher salt.
2 pork tenderloins (one pound each).
Freshly ground pepper.
Extra virgin olive oil.
Extra lime juice for drizzling.
Fresh parsley sprigs for garnish.
large zip-lock plastic bag for marinating pork.
thinly sliced Italian or French bread
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Directions: |
Directions:Combine garlic, jalapeno and vinegar in a bowl. Add in the parsley, oregano, and lime juice. Whisk in olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Mix well, and set aside at room temperature.
Reserve half of the chimichurri sauce to serve with pork, and the other half as a marinade.
Put pork and marinade in a sealable plastic zip-lock bag and set aside in fridge for 30+ minutes. Give it a shake every now and then to make sure the pork in marinating evenly.
Preheat outside grill or oven broiler to high.
Remove pork from marinade, and season generously with salt and pepper.
Drizzle with olive oil, and place on grill, on the hottest spot.
Cook for 4 minutes on each side until meat is well charred.
Rest meat for five minutes before slicing thinly to serve.
While meat is resting, baste thin slices of French or Italian bread with olive oil, and rub generously with garlic. Add salt and pepper to taste and arrange on baking sheet. Bake in 350 degree oven until nicely browned and crisp.
Slice meat and drizzle with sauce and lime juice.
Serve with parsley sprigs and the remaining chimichurri sauce and garlic toast at the table. Serve with red Zinfadel, Cote du Rhone, Cru Beaujolais.
Note: leftover pork can be cubed and sautéed with chopped onions and garlic to use for filling for yummy tacos the next night. Serve with taco trimmings -- chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, onions, sour cream etc.
Heat remaining chimichurri sauce (if none left, buy a high quality salsa verde at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods), and serve with heated corn tortillas (we prefer Pepitos brand -- most authentic!). ºº |
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