It is a dish synonym of home celebrations, is always present in every familiar Buenos Aires parties. It is the famous matambre stuffed whit Russian salad with infinite recipes which give it different touches. It is a real classic in fest times and in restaurants it is one of the most traditional hors d’oeuvre.
for 8 portions
10 leaves | FRESH MINT |
1 unit | JUICE AND LEMON ZEST |
10 g. | SHERRY VINEGAR |
1 unit | MATAMBRE |
6 units | EGGS |
1 unit | RED SWEET CHILI |
1 unit | YELLOW SWEET CHILI |
500 g. | CARROT |
20 g. | LEAFLESS PARSLEY |
2 cloves | GARLIC |
1 teaspoon | WHITE PEPEPR |
1 teaspoon | BLACK PEPPER |
1 spoonful | GRINDED CHILI |
2 g. | DRY OREGANO |
n/a | OLIVE OIL |
n/a | SALT AND PEPPER |
1 unit | LEMON JUICE |
1 spoonful | BALSAMIC VINEGAR |
2 units | YOLKS |
200 g. | GREEN PEAS |
1 kg. | POTATO |
150 cc. | NEUTRAL OIL |
100 cc. | WATER |
1 teaspoon | SMOKED PAPRIKA |
Chimichurri
Mix parsley, garlic, neutral oil, juice and lemon zest and sherry vinegar. Add dry oregano, grinded chili, fresh mint, pepper and smoked paprika. Make it homogeneous. Finally, add water and emulsion well.
*Matambre *
Remove the excess of fat from the matambre. Boil eggs, peel them and cut the edges. So when matambre is sliced it keeps more even en all slices. Cut sweet chili and carrots in thin strips. Season the matambre with salt, distribute the chimichurri mix over its whole surface. Place longwise, the eggs together with sweet chili and carrots. Roll evenly and firmly wrap with several film layers, closing with a knot in the edges. Place in the oven at 150°C. in a bowl with water and cover with aluminum paper during 6 hours approximately. Remove from oven and press during 24 hours in the fridge. Remove the film paper and cut.
Russian salad
Peel potatoes and carrots. Slice in cubes of 1 centimeter by side. Cook carrots in a pot with much water and a bit of salt till they tender. Cut the cooking placing them at an inverted bain Marie. Make the same procedure with potatoes and green peas. Boil the quail eggs during 5 minutes approximately. Cool down and peel.
Mayonnaise
Integrate yolks, balsamic vinegar and lemon juice in a mixer, and go adding little by little the olive oil till it emulsions. Put salt and pepper.
Presentation
Brush the dish with the chimichurri used to prepare the matambre. Cut the matambre in fine slices. Place them on the dish. By the side, make a drop with mayonnaise and cover on top with the potato and carrot cubes, the green peas and the quail hard boiled eggs.
Matambre is a national meat cut which means (mata-kills hambre-hunger), it “kills hunger”. This meat that covers the roast, the plate, flank is from the cow’s ribs, and there are two from each animal, one for each half beef.
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