Cook Pope Francis’ chicken chimichurri

Ingredients: 6 pcs free-range chicken breast 1 pc  lemon Salt and pepper Olive oil for grilling Ingredients for chimichurri sauce: 12 g flat parsley, chopped 12 g oregano, chopped 40 g white leeks, chopped 10 g garlic, chopped 2 pcs chili, chopped 2 tbsp lemon juice 4 tbsp sherry vinegar 8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper Ingredients for roast potatoes: 3 pcs medium-size potatoes 1 sprig fresh rosemary 1 sprig fresh thyme 1 sprig tarragon 1 sprig basil 1 sprig parsley Salt and pepper Olive oil Ingredients for bouquet of greens: Heart of romaine Red and green lollo rosso lettuce Curly endive Arugula Chives for tying the bouquet Or your choice of greens Procedure: Clean chicken and pat dry. Grate rind of 1 lemon and rub this on the chicken. Season with salt and pepper. Grill chicken breast to half-cooked doneness and rest. Prepare the sauce by mixing all the ingredients in a bowl chronologically. Set aside. Grill chicken until completely cooked. Smear chimichurri sauce on the grilled chicken just before serving. Serve with roast potatoes and a bouquet of greens. To prepare roast potatoes: Cut each potato equally into 6 wedges. Clean, trim and chop all the fresh herbs. In a bowl, mix the potatoes and fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil. Transfer onto a baking tray and roast for about 20 minutes. How to do the bouquet of greens: Arrange all the greens to resemble a bouquet and tie together with a strand of blanched chives.
The chef prepared Chicken Chimichurri for the Pope during his visit. —PHOTOS BYALEXIS CORPUZ

 

Ingredients:

6 pcs free-range chicken breast

1 pc  lemon

Salt and pepper

Olive oil for grilling

 

Ingredients for chimichurri sauce:

12 g flat parsley, chopped

12 g oregano, chopped

40 g white leeks, chopped

10 g garlic, chopped

2 pcs chili, chopped

2 tbsp lemon juice

4 tbsp sherry vinegar

8 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Salt and pepper

 

Ingredients for roast potatoes:

 

3 pcs medium-size potatoes

1 sprig fresh rosemary

1 sprig fresh thyme

1 sprig tarragon

1 sprig basil

1 sprig parsley

Salt and pepper

Olive oil

 

Jessie Sincioco stands in front of framed photos and memorabilia of Pope Francis’ visit in 2015.

 

Ingredients for bouquet of greens:

 

Heart of romaine

Red and green lollo rosso lettuce

Curly endive

Arugula

Chives for tying the bouquet

Or your choice of greens

 

Procedure:

 

Clean chicken and pat dry.

 

Grate rind of 1 lemon and rub this on the chicken. Season with salt and pepper.

 

Grill chicken breast to half-cooked doneness and rest.

 

Prepare the sauce by mixing all the ingredients in a bowl chronologically. Set aside.

 

Grill chicken until completely cooked.

 

Smear chimichurri sauce on the grilled chicken just before serving.

 

Serve with roast potatoes and a bouquet of greens.

 

To prepare roast potatoes:

 

Cut each potato equally into 6 wedges. Clean, trim and chop all the fresh herbs.

 

In a bowl, mix the potatoes and fresh herbs. Season with salt and pepper.

 

Drizzle with olive oil.

 

Transfer onto a baking tray and roast for about 20 minutes.

 

How to do the bouquet of greens:

 

Arrange all the greens to resemble a bouquet and tie together with a strand of blanched chives.

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