Air Fryer Flank Steak With Chimichurri

This air fryer flank steak with chimichurri is a restaurant quality meal made right at home! The homemade chimichurri is made with red chili, parsley, lots of garlic and much more. The flank steak is cooked to a medium doneness, but I've included instructions so you can cook your air fryer steak to your liking!

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Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 22

Refrigeration Time: 1

Total Time: 1 37

Servings: servings

Calories: 816kcal

Equipment

air fryer

Ingredients

1 lb flank steak
1/2 cup fresh parsley finely chopped
1 red chili pepper seeded and finely chopped
4 garlic cloves chopped and minced
1/2 cup olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tsp sea salt or to taste
1/2 tsp ground black pepper or to taste
1 tsp dried oregano may substitute for fresh oregano

Instructions

First, start by making the chimichurri. Remove the seeds from the chili pepper and finely chop.
Finely chop the parsley and mince the garlic cloves.
Next, add the chopped chili pepper, parsley and garlic to a bowl.
Add olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, ground black pepper and dried oregano to the same bowl and mix well to combine.
Reserve 1/3 cup of the chimichurri to marinate the steak.
Chill the rest of the chimichurri in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour before serving.
Place the flank steak in a bowl or zip loc bag and add 1/3 cup of chimichurri to the steak making sure to coat it completely with the chimichurri. Marinate for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
Preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees F for 5 minutes.
Place the marinated flank steak in the preheated air fryer and cook at 400 degrees F for 12 minutes. This is for medium doneness. I’ve included tips in the notes below for other levels of doneness. You don’t have to flip the steak over.
Let the flank steak sit in the air fryer basket for 10 minutes before removing and serving.
Finally, serve the air fryer flank steak and top with more chimichurri if desired.

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Notes

Make sure to read your air fryer manual before cooking in it. There are many different brands and some will cook faster or slower than others. If you have a meat thermometer, check the steak’s temperature at the 10 minute mark to prevent over cooking.
This flank steak was cooked to medium doneness. For medium rare, cook for 10 minutes. Medium well should be ready in 13-14 minutes and well done takes 15 minutes.
You may also add cilantro to your chimichurri recipe if desired. Some people do like it this way, however the traditional version is made with just parsley.

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