Chimichurri Chicken

Photo: flickr user davidsilver

Ingredients

1 pound Boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch wide strips

1 cup Curly parsley leaves

1 cup Olive oil

1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon Cracked black pepper

6 Cloves garlic

teaspoon Salt

Preparation

Jonji Gaffud serves this simple sauce/marinade at Mambo Grill in Chicago with a variety of grilled, skewered foods, including beef and shrimp.

Skewers: 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch wide strips

For chimichurri sauce, put all ingredients into blender or food processor and blend until smooth.

Put half of the sauce into a glass bowl or plastic food bag. Add chicken; turn to coat well. Marinate in the refrigerator at least 1 hour and up to 4 hours. Refrigerate the other half of the sauce.

Prepare charcoal grill or heat broiler. While grill heats, soak wooden skewers in water at least 20 minutes so they don't burn.

Thread chicken onto skewers. Grill, basting occasionally with the sauce, until chicken is no longer pink and edges are slightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve immediately with reserved sauce for dipping.

Yield: 4 to 6appetizer servings.