Recipe(tried): Grilled Surf-and-Turf with Spicy Garlic-Shallot Butter

GRILLED SURF-AND-TURF
WITH SPICY GARLIC-SHALLOT BUTTER

When you want to splurge, this is a sensational and simple dish with assertive garlic and hot (but not too hot) chili flavors.

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
1/4 cup olive oil
2 large shallots, quartered
4 large garlic cloves, halved
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
6 (8- to 10-ounce) New York strip steaks (each about 3/4 inch thick)
3 (10-ounce) uncooked lobster tails, thawed if frozen, cut lengthwise in half

Combine first 7 ingredients in processor and blend until almost smooth.

Spread 1 heaping teaspoon seasoned butter over each side of each steak and over each lobster half. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour.

Transfer remaining seasoned butter to small saucepan.

Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).

Set pan with butter at edge of barbecue until butter is melted and warmed through.

Grill steaks until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side.

Grill lobster, shell side down, 5 minutes. Turn over and grill until meat is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes.

Transfer steaks and lobster to plates. Serve with warm seasoned butter.

Servings: 6
Source: Bon App tit, July 2001