What shall we serve with Chimicurri Beef?
We are having a small (4) dinner party. Great, noteworthy pairings are deeply appreciated!
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12 Comments:
malbec.
coolname at 6:49PM on 11/09/08
Nice
SilverRush at 7:05PM on 11/09/08
Well, French fries are the classic side, in my experience. Not real feasible in most private homes; think about roasted potatoes instead. But WERE you talking about wine? If so, I agree with the malbec.
lemons at 8:24PM on 11/09/08
and if you are looking for sides... I agree with the roasted potatoes.
An Argentine family we know often serves a spinach pie that has whole hard cooked eggs in it which goes amazingly well with the strong beefyness.
katarina_santiago at 8:34PM on 11/09/08
My first thought was roasted fingerling potatoes. Although, yes, french fries are normally served with steak, it is not usually a steak with chimichurri.
@katarina_santiago: "Argentine"... thank you for not saying "Argentinian" - having lived there for 6+ years, it just gets on my nerves, even if it might be the right way. I can't explain why.
thinkingincrayons at 9:32PM on 11/09/08
Personally, I'd go with fingerlings, boiled and then finished in a skillet with oil and garlic. . .and then a roasted corn, red pepper, black bean salsa, served cold.
tmj529 at 9:44PM on 11/09/08
SilverRush,
I have been making a very simple russet and sweet potato roast that would go nicely with that.
It's a 2:1 ratio of russet to sweet.
olive oil
salt and pepper
I have a "vidalia chopper" (http://www.amazon.com/vidalia-chopper/dp/B000MVGYOI) (don't ask, it was a gift and my 5 year old daughter loves it) which allows you to uniformly chop "fries" from the potatoes about 1" in length which works nicely for this.
It's a nice compliment to a well flavored dish like the chimichurri beef.
Alan
aholsber at 9:46PM on 11/09/08
Fried plantains.
deeoh1 at 8:05AM on 11/10/08
an avocado, tomato and onion salad .... and yes, the fried plantains would be nice.....
pooch at 10:02AM on 11/10/08
ditto. fried SWEET plantains. can i come too?
_greenbean at 10:09AM on 11/10/08
I would make some greens and potatoes.
Garlicky chard would be great.
I had a great steak on creamed spinach the other day. YUM
Lemons is right that skinny real french fries would be best.
culinarygoddess at 9:39AM on 11/11/08
roasted fingerling potatos and a busy salad. Sooooooo what time is din din lol?
pjracz10 at 1:04PM on 11/11/08