First I wanted to give you an update on the Colorado Wildfires Bake Sale. We raised $2,130!!! Holy cow, guys that is awesome!! Thank you so much for all your facebook posts, blog posts, tweets, bids, everything! I had set a goal for myself of $2000, but I thought that was pretty unattainable. You guys proved me wrong, I can’t thank you enough! I did draw for prizes yesterday and the winners were:
Jenni F – Keurig Brewer and Supplies from Green Mountain Coffee
Madeleine O – Year of Cheeses and Butters from Kerrygold
Beth T – Le Creuset French Roaster
Now, onto the pork!
I am obsessed with limes this year. Not sure what it is, but I am constantly marinating chicken or pork with lime juice, or squeezing it over grilled meat. I have taken to buying the big bag of limes at the store, instead of just 1 or 2. I even made Swanky Caribbean Lemonade, which is made with mostly limes!
Back during the school year for our last cooking club, one person brought a pork tenderloin with chimichurri for the island themed day. It was grilled, and absolutely delicious. I decided to try it at home, with what I had on hand. I will admit, I was nervous my husband wouldn’t go for this. He isn’t a big fan of cilantro, so I wasn’t sure how the chimichurri would go over. But he loved it. I didn’t tell him what it was, just told him it went with the meat. He put some on, and kept going back for more. After dinner he said, I don’t know what that is, but it is good! I served this with Curried Potatoes with Chickpeas.
I marinated the pork in a combination of lime juice, garlic, cilantro, and olive oil. You could easily just use some of the chimichurri for the marinade instead. If you don’t have a grill you could cook the pork under the broiler. You will still get a good sear on the pork that way. The chimichurri would also be good on grilled chicken, or steak. If you have leftovers you could mix it with some greek yogurt and have a great dip!
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