Impressive, Easy Meal Sets the Valentine’s Day Mood
It’s called the “Surf & Turf,” and Chef Brian Newlin from Bonefish Grill in Greenwood says it’s so easy, you can do it at home! Talk about looking fancy, without all the extra work!
Here are a few of Chef Brian’s tips if you’re looking to cook to impress:
• Lobster Tip: Ask your seafood supplier if they can cut your lobster tails for you, as this will save you some time.
• Cocktail Tip: Having a party? Turn this into a fun Party Punch by increasing the volume level on the ingredients, place in a large punch bowl, chill with ice, and float orchids on top!
• Cocktail Tip: Impress your friends with your bartending skills by muddling some fresh pineapple instead of using pineapple juice. Then garnish with a pineapple wedge on the side of the glass.
• If you do decide to leave the cooking to the professionals, Bonefish Grill will have a special offering of Filet and Lobster Stuffed Shrimp for $26 Thursday, Feb. 11 through Sunday, Feb. 14.
Here are today’s recipes:
Grilled Filet and Steamed Lobster Tail Surf + TurfIngredients:
2 each 6 oz beef filet steaks
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Pinch Sea salt
Pinch black pepper
2 each 4-5 oz cold water Lobster Tail
Pinch Old Bay seasoning
¼ cup butter, melted
1 each fresh lemonDirections for the Filet
Season beef filets with mustard, Worcestershire, salt and pepper. Reserve seasoned filets for grilling. Heat or light the grill, ensuring it is very hot. Grill filet for 3-4 minutes on each side.Directions for the Lobster
Split the lobster tail through top shell or cut with scissors. Pull the lobster meat up through the cut shell. Rest lobster meat on top of shell and sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning. Set up a steamer pot, steam lobster for 6-8 minutes. Melt the butter and squeeze half of the lemon into butter; use the other half as garnish on the plate.
DESSERT RECIPE: Chocolate Crème Brulee (with Grand Marnier)Ingredients:
- 4 ounces Bittersweet Chocolate (non-sweetened), chopped
- 1 ¾ Cups Heavy Cream
- ½ Cup Sugar
- 6 each Egg Yolks (large)
- 1 each Whole Large Egg
- 1 ¾ Cup Milk
- 1 teaspoon Freshly Grated Orange Zest
- 2 Tablespoons Grand Marnier
- ¼ Cup Raw Sugar or Brown Sugar (firmly packed)
Preparation:
- Preheat oven to 325˚.
- Put chocolate in a small metal bowl. In a saucepan heat ½ cup cream over moderately high heat until it just comes to a boil and pour over chocolate. Let chocolate stand until softened and whisk mixture until smooth.
- In a bowl, whisk together sugar, yolks and whole egg and whisk in chocolate mixture. In pan, heat remaining 1 ¼ cups cream and milk until mixture just comes to a boil. Add milk mixture to egg mixture in a stream, whisking and whisk in zest and Grand Marnier. Skim off any froth.
- Divide custard among eight ½ cup flameproof ramekins set in a roasting pan and add enough hot water to pan to reach halfway up sides of ramekins. Bake custards in middle of oven until they are just set but still tremble slightly, about 40 minutes. Remove ramekins from pan and cool custards. Chill custards, covered loosely with plastic wrap, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Set broiler rack so that custards will be 2 to 3 inches from heat and preheat broiler.
- Sift brown sugar evenly over custards and broil until sugar is melted and caramelized, about 2 minutes. (Raw sugar may be sprinkled over custards and caramelized with a blowtorch).
- Chill 20 minutes.
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