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Chimi [Recipe + Video] Dominican Chimichurri Burger
Chimichurri Dominicano, the famous Dominican chimi burger is a sauce-dripping burger made throughout the Dominican Rep. a popular street food, and full of Dominican flavors.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 1317 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
South American , Dominican
Ingredients
For the chimi sauce
- ½ cup ketchup
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Seasoning for the meat
- 1 large red onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 bell pepper
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 pound minced beef
For the chimi
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil (soy, peanut or corn)
- 1 red onion cut into rings
- 2 diced tomato
- 2 cups shredded cabbage
- 6 panes de agua (or hamburgers buns)
Instructions
1. Making chimi sauce
- In a small mixing bowl, mix the ketchup, mayonnaise, orange juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Set aside in the fridge.
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2. Making the chimi patties
- Pulse onion, garlic, bell pepper, salt, pepper, and Worcestershire sauce in a food processor until you obtain a coarse paste.Mix the seasoning paste with the meat. Divide meat into 6 portions and form 6 patties (round for hamburger bread, oval-shaped for pan de agua).
3. Grilling the patties
- Brush a stove-top grill, heavy skillet, or large griddle with some of the oil and heat over high heat. Grill the patties, rotating until they are cooked through. Set the cooked burgers aside.
4. Toasting the bread
- Reapply some oil to the grill, lower the temperature to medium-high heat, and warm the bread.
5. Grilling the vegetables
- Reapply oil to the grill, and sear onion and tomato slices. Mix the cabbage with half the sauce made in step 1. Turn down the heat to medium and briefly cook the cabbage. Heating the cabbage is an optional step.
6. Assembling
- Put meat, onions, tomatoes, and cabbage on the bottom half of the buns, and garnish with the remaining sauce. Top burgers with the other halves of the bread.You can briefly put them back on the grill and press lightly if you want.
7. Serving
- Serve right away. Goes great with an ice-cold beer.
Notes
- This sandwich/burger is traditionally made with pan de agua (a Dominican bread similar to mini-baguettes. If you can't buy or make pan de agua, use burger buns, because what else can you do if you really want some chimis?
Nutrition Information
Calories
1317kcal
(66%)
Carbohydrates
140g
(47%)
Protein
50g
(100%)
Fat
60g
(92%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Cholesterol
115mg
(38%)
Sodium
2773mg
(116%)
Potassium
1044mg
(30%)
Fiber
9g
(36%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
1121IU
(22%)
Vitamin C
49mg
(54%)
Calcium
253mg
(25%)
Iron
11mg
(61%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1317
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 1317kcal | 66% |
| Carbohydrates | 140g | 47% |
| Protein | 50g | 100% |
| Fat | 60g | 92% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Cholesterol | 115mg | 38% |
| Sodium | 2773mg | 116% |
| Potassium | 1044mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 1121IU | 22% |
| Vitamin C | 49mg | 54% |
| Calcium | 253mg | 25% |
| Iron | 11mg | 61% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.