Grilled Surf-and-turf With Spicy Garlic-shallot Butter

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup 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
• new york strip steak (each about 3/4 inch thick)
• 3 uncooked lobster tails, thawed if frozen, cut lengthwise in half (10-ounces each)

Recipe

• 1 combine first 7 ingredients in processor and blend until almost smooth.
• 2 spread 1 heaping teaspoon seasoned butter over each side of each steak and over each lobster half.
• 3 let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• 4 transfer remaining seasoned butter to small saucepan.
• 5 prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
• 6 set pan with butter at edge of barbecue until butter is melted and warmed through.
• 7 grill steaks until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side.
• 8 grill lobster, shell side down, 5 minutes.
• 9 turn over and grill until meat is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes.
• 10 transfer steaks and lobster to plates.
• 11 serve with warm seasoned butter.