SURF & TURF
For an intimate dinner with close friends, serve this stunning dinner of tenderloin steaks and lobster tail. Your guests will think they are dining at a fine restaurant when you serve them this surf and turf dish. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a small skillet, saute garlic in 2 teaspoons oil until tender; remove from the heat. In a small bowl, combine the parsley, green onions, thyme, lemon zest, salt, pepper, cayenne and reserved garlic. Set aside 1/2 cup for crumb topping. , Add softened butter to remaining herb mixture; mix well. Shape into a 1-in.-thick log; wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm., For crumb topping, combine the bread crumbs, melted butter and reserved herb mixture; set aside., Preheat oven to 375°. Split lobster tails in half lengthwise. With cut side up and using scissors, cut along the edge of shell to loosen the cartilage covering the tail meat from the shell; remove and discard cartilage., Place lobster tails on a baking sheet; top with reserved crumb topping. Bake, uncovered, until meat is firm and opaque and crumbs are golden brown, 15-20 minutes., Meanwhile, sprinkle steaks with coarse pepper. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook steaks in remaining oil until meat reaches desired doneness, 4-5 minutes on each side (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°)., Unwrap herb butter; cut four 1/4-in. slices from log. Place 1 slice on each steak. Serve with lobster. Rewrap remaining butter; refrigerate for 1 week or freeze for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 793 calories, Fat 52g fat (26g saturated fat), Cholesterol 355mg cholesterol, Sodium 1289mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 69g protein.
SEXY SURF AND TURF
I came up with this one because we always have sweet vermouth on hand to make Manhattans, but we use it for nothing else. It's a big bottle. This sauce is so good that we may actually need to get another bottle one day soon! (Who knew you could make such a sexy meal so simply? Hey, there are some things you should never be too tired for, wink-wink, nudge-nudge!)
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Drizzle some EVOO over the steaks to coat them lightly. Get a nonstick skillet screaming hot and add the meat. Cook for 3 minutes on each side for medium rare, 4 for medium to medium well. Transfer the steaks to a platter and pull the pan off the heat to cool for a minute.
- Pat the scallops completely dry. Drizzle some EVOO over the scallops and season them with salt and pepper. Get a skillet screaming hot and cook the scallops for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until they are well caramelized.
- Bring 2 inches of water to a boil in a clean medium skillet for the asparagus.
- Return the pan you cooked the meat in to the stove over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of EVOO, once around the pan. Add the shallots and garlic and cook for 2 minutes. Add the sweet vermouth and cook until reduced by half, 30 seconds or so. Add the butter to the pan and swirl to incorporate to finish the sauce.
- Add the asparagus to the boiling water. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until just tender and bright green. Remove to a plate and dress the asparagus with the lemon juice, a drizzle of EVOO, and salt and pepper.
- Place each tenderloin steak on a plate and drizzle the Manhattan sauce over the top. Arrange 2 scallops on top of each steak and garnish with the chives. Serve the asparagus spears alongside.
- Your scallops may still have the adductor muscle-a thin, tough strip that attaches the animal to its shell-intact. If so, nick it off with your fingers.
SURF AND TURF SAVINGS: BEEF TENDERLOIN STEAKS WITH MANHATTAN SAUCE, SEARED SCALLOPS AND LEMONY ASPARAGUS SPEARS
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place a medium skillet with about 1/4-inch of water over high heat and bring to a simmer for cooking the asparagus spears.
- While the asparagus water is heating up start the beef tenderloin steaks. Heat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat. Season the steaks with some salt and pepper. Coat pan with a little extra-virgin olive oil and add the steaks. Meat will sear in hot pan. Cook beef 4 minutes on each side for medium.
- Once the beef is going, start the scallops; preheat a large nonstick skillet over medium- high heat with 2 turns of the pan of extra-virgin olive oil, about 2 tablespoons. With paper towels pat the scallops dry, season with a little salt and pepper and then add to the hot skillet. Sear the scallops in a single layer, causing them to caramelize, 2 minutes on each side.
- Once the steaks and scallops are going, add the asparagus tips to the boiling water for 3 minutes, or until just tender.
- Remove the beef fillets from the skillet to a serving platter. Return the skillet to the heat and add 1 turn of the pan of extra-virgin olive oil, about 1 tablespoon. Add the chopped shallots and cook a little bit. Add the vermouth, use a spoon to scrape up the bits on the bottom of the pan, add the beef broth turn the heat up to high and bring to a simmer. Add 2 tablespoons of cold butter and stir until the butter has melted; pour the sauce over the fillets of beef.
- Sprinkle the scallops with the chopped chives and remove from the skillet and arrange 2 scallops on top of each sauced up steak.
- Drain the asparagus tips; return them to the skillet and season with salt, pepper and a little squeeze of lemon juice, toss to coat. Plate the asparagus spears alongside the Manhattan sauced steaks and seared scallops.
SURF AND TURF SCALLOPS, PEAS, CORN AND BONE MARROW
Steps:
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, make sure that there is an ice bath ready. Blanch the peas and favas separately. Drain and immediately add them to an ice bath.
- Remove kernels from the corn cobs and reserve the cobs. Add the cobs to a pot with water and cook for 25 minutes to create a quick stock. Next, run the corn through a juicer, strain the liquid and heat slowly in a stainless pot. Add a touch of cream to reinforce the sauce, season with salt and pepper and set aside. Next, finely dice the carrots and onions. Add the butter to a saute pan over medium heat and add the carrots, onions, favas, peas. Cook until tender. Stir in some of the corn stock to make a sauce. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper and reserve.
- Combine the flour and chili pepper. Toss the bone marrow lightly with the flour mixture. Place the marrow in a pan and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 8 to 10 minutes. Heat a skillet with some oil, add the scallops and cook until golden brown on each side.
- To plate: place a line of the sauce down on each dish. Top with the blanched peas and favas. Using a zester, zest some of the lemons and oranges and sprinkle over the vegetables. Place the scallops and roasted bone marrow around the vegetables and. garnish with micro mix and sea salt.
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