Summer Dinner Steaks and Prawns with Chimichurri MayoSummer Dinner Steaks and Prawns with Chimichurri Mayo
Summer Dinner Steaks and Prawns with Chimichurri Mayo
Summer Dinner Steaks and Prawns with Chimichurri Mayo
Tender steaks and quick cooking prawn skewers served with a mayonnaise dip brightly flavoured with chimichurri, an Argentinean-style, tangy, herbaceous sauce.
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Summer Dinner Steaks and Prawns with Chimichurri Mayo
Summer Dinner Steaks and Prawns with Chimichurri Mayo
Prep Time30 Minutes
Servings6
Cook Time10 Minutes
Ingredients
4 large garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
2 cups Italian (also called flat-leaf) parsley leaves (see Note)
1 cup cilantro leaves
1/4 cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
1 tsp dried oregano
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup olive oil, plus some for steaks and prawns
1 cup mayonnaise
6 beef strip loin steaks
6 frozen, raw or cooked prawns skewers, thawed and patted dry (see Note)
2 tsp Cajun spice or seasoning salt (see Note)
lemon slices
and cilantro or parsley sprigs, garnish
Directions
  1. Place garlic, parsley, cilantro, vinegar, pepper flakes, oregano and 1/4 cup olive oil in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped (see Options). Add the mayonnaise and pulse until vibrant green sauce forms. Taste and season this chimichurri mayo with salt and pepper, as needed. Transfer to a bowl, wrap and refrigerate until needed. It will keep a few days in the refrigerator.

 

  1. Heat your barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high. Preheat oven to 200 F. Pat steaks dry with paper towel. Brush each steak lightly with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Set prawns skewers on a wide plate; lightly brush each one with olive oil and season with Cajun spice (or seasoning salt).

 

  1. Grill steaks to the desired doneness, allowing about 2 to 3 minutes per side for rare, and 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium rare to medium. Set steaks on a platter and keep warm in the oven. Set prawn skewers on the grill and cook 1 to 2 minutes per side, or until cooked if raw, or until hot, if you bought already cooked prawn skewers. Set skewers on the platter with the steaks, garnish with lemon slices and cilantro (or parsley) sprigs, and serve with chimichurri mayo.

 

Note: 1 bunch, each, of parsley and cilantro should yield the measured amounts needed here. Lightly pack the leaves when measuring. Cajun spice, also called Cajun seasoning, is sold in our bottled herb and spice aisle. Frozen raw and cooked prawn skewers are sold in freezers near our Seafood Department. If unavailable, skewer your own raw or cooked, peeled, prawns and season, grill and served them with the steaks.

 

Options: If you don’t have a food processor, you could finely chop the garlic, parsley and cilantro on a board. Now set them in a bowl and finish the chimichurri mayo by mixing in its remaining ingredients.

30 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
6
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 6 servings
4 large garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
Garlic - Bulb, Mesh
Garlic - Bulb, Mesh, 3 Each
$1.49$0.50 each
2 cups Italian (also called flat-leaf) parsley leaves (see Note)
Parsley - Italian, Fresh
Parsley - Italian, Fresh, 1 Each
$2.49
1 cup cilantro leaves
Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch
Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each
$2.49
1/4 cup white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
Western Family - White Wine Vinegar
Western Family - White Wine Vinegar, 500 Millilitre
$5.39$1.08/100ml
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes, or to taste
Club House - Organic Crushed Red Pepper
Club House - Organic Crushed Red Pepper, 23 Gram
$3.69$16.04/100g
1 tsp dried oregano
Club House - Organic Oregano Leaves
Club House - Organic Oregano Leaves, 11 Gram
$3.69$33.55/100g
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers
Windsor - Salt & Pepper Shakers, 155 Gram
$6.49$4.19/100g
1/4 cup olive oil, plus some for steaks and prawns
Western Family - Pure Olive Oil
Western Family - Pure Olive Oil, 250 Millilitre
$8.99$3.60/100ml
1 cup mayonnaise
Hellmann's - Real Mayonnaise
Hellmann's - Real Mayonnaise, 340 Millilitre
$5.69 was $5.99$1.67/100ml
6 beef strip loin steaks
Steak - Aus BF Grass Fed Striploin Steak SP
Steak - Aus BF Grass Fed Striploin Steak SP, 1 Pound
$12.49/lb was $16.49/lb$2.75/100g
6 frozen, raw or cooked prawns skewers, thawed and patted dry (see Note)
Western Family - Cooked Medium White Prawns
Western Family - Cooked Medium White Prawns, 340 Gram
$15.49$4.56/100g
2 tsp Cajun spice or seasoning salt (see Note)
Club House - Cajun Seasoning
Club House - Cajun Seasoning, 120 Gram
$7.49$6.24/100g
lemon slices
Lemons - Large
Lemons - Large, 1 Each
$1.19
and cilantro or parsley sprigs, garnish
Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch
Cilantro - Fresh, Bunch, 1 Each
$2.49

Directions

  1. Place garlic, parsley, cilantro, vinegar, pepper flakes, oregano and 1/4 cup olive oil in a food processor and pulse until finely chopped (see Options). Add the mayonnaise and pulse until vibrant green sauce forms. Taste and season this chimichurri mayo with salt and pepper, as needed. Transfer to a bowl, wrap and refrigerate until needed. It will keep a few days in the refrigerator.

 

  1. Heat your barbecue or indoor grill to medium-high. Preheat oven to 200 F. Pat steaks dry with paper towel. Brush each steak lightly with olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Set prawns skewers on a wide plate; lightly brush each one with olive oil and season with Cajun spice (or seasoning salt).

 

  1. Grill steaks to the desired doneness, allowing about 2 to 3 minutes per side for rare, and 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium rare to medium. Set steaks on a platter and keep warm in the oven. Set prawn skewers on the grill and cook 1 to 2 minutes per side, or until cooked if raw, or until hot, if you bought already cooked prawn skewers. Set skewers on the platter with the steaks, garnish with lemon slices and cilantro (or parsley) sprigs, and serve with chimichurri mayo.

 

Note: 1 bunch, each, of parsley and cilantro should yield the measured amounts needed here. Lightly pack the leaves when measuring. Cajun spice, also called Cajun seasoning, is sold in our bottled herb and spice aisle. Frozen raw and cooked prawn skewers are sold in freezers near our Seafood Department. If unavailable, skewer your own raw or cooked, peeled, prawns and season, grill and served them with the steaks.

 

Options: If you don’t have a food processor, you could finely chop the garlic, parsley and cilantro on a board. Now set them in a bowl and finish the chimichurri mayo by mixing in its remaining ingredients.