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Surf N Turf

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Begginer Friendly, Easy Recipes, Steaks

Equipment

  • 1 Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients

  • 2 Steaks I like to use Ribeye or NY Strip
  • 1 tbsp Avocado Oil Or, any high heat cooking oil
  • 6 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 6 sprigs rosemary
  • salt and pepper to taste

For the Mashed Potatoes

For the Creamy Shrimp

  • 1 lb Shrimp I like to use Jumbo Shrimp! 13-15 for best results!
  • 1 cup Heavy cream
  • 3 tbsps Butter
  • 2 tbsps Parsley

Instructions

  • Allow steaks to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes. While steaks are resting, make your cajun compound butter.
  • Season steak with salt and pepper completely. Your steaks should be seasoned very well! Let them rest for 10 minutes
  • Add avocado oil and 2 tbsps of butter to a hot cast iron skillet.
  • Sear Steak for 2 minutes, and flip. Your steak should be be beautifully seared.
  • Add additional 2 tbsp of butter, garlic and rosemary, and bask the excess butter over the steak with a spoon. Keep basking continously for 3-5 minutes.
  • *optional step* Remove from pan and finish cooking in the oven at 375 degrees until the level of doneness required. Use a thermometer to test the level of doneless If you prefer a rarer steak, let your steak rests while you cook your shrimp.

For The Mashed Potatoes

  • Cut potatoes into fours, boil.
  • In a small sauce pot, bring butter, spices, heavy cream and Parmesan cheese to a light boil.
  • Once potatoes are soft, strain them and slowly add in milk mixture while simantousely mashing the potatoes until you have a creamy consistency.
  • Garnish with parsley

For the Shrimp

  • Pat dry shrimp. Sautee shrimp on medium heat in butter for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add in heavy cream, parmesean cheese and parsley. Simmer on low heat until shrimp is fully cooked and sauce is thickened.

Nutrition

Calories: 981kcal