DELUXE SURF & TURF

 by Renee Shibuya

(our resident Master Chef!)

With Father’s Day just around the corner, here’s a nice variation of the well-loved Surf and Turf. Impress your Dads and the whole family with this creamy delight. Father’s Day is the perfect time to indulge and treat everyone to something a little special.

Ingredients:

Steak

2-4 steaks. I used angus ribeye, but anything above rump grade would suffice. 

1/2 cup hoisin sauce

1/2 tsp celery salt powder

½ tsp cumin powder

1tbsp soy sauce 

1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp honey

1 tbsp crushed, minced coriander (or tbsp fresh chopped up coriander)

Salt and pepper

1/4 cup sake/white wine

1 tbsp butter

Olive oil to cook

Creamy prawns

500g cooked or uncooked prawns 

1/2 cup sake/white wine or just freshly squeezed lemon juice 

1/2 bunch shallots/spring onions

1 clove garlic

1/2 bunch coriander leaves

1 tbsp butter

3/4 cup pouring cream

Salt and pepper

Vegetables

1 packet fresh stir fry vegetables (pak choi, carrot, bamboo etc)

Small bunch coriander

2 tbsp hoisin sauce

Salt and pepper

Oil to cook

Preparation:

Marinate steak. Prepare hoisin sauce, celery seed powder, cumin powder, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, honey, coriander in a bowl, and then spread over the steak. Leave for half an hour or more. 

Peel prawns. Soak in sake or a white wine, or just sprinkle with lemon juice.

Chop shallots finely, crush garlic, and chop coriander leaves. 

Method:

Salt and pepper the steaks then fry them on high for 2-3 mins. Reduce to medium heat for another 2 mins before turning over. In the mean time, heat butter in a small pan and add shallots and garlic. Cook stirring quickly for 1 min. Add prawns and coat with butter (for raw prawns cook a little longer in butter until pink) then pour in the cream. Cook until heated through but not boiling. Simmering slightly is ok. Add coriander. Season with salt and pepper. 

In a separate pan, heat oil and quickly fry vegetables on a high heat. Add hoisin sauce and salt and pepper. Stir through then transfer to serving plates with a lip (shallow bowls). 

When steak is almost done to how you like it, splash wine over it in the pan and dob butter on top. Remove steak and cut into thin strips on a cutting board. Arrange over the top of the vegetables. Pour the prawns over the top. 

Ouila! Deluxe turf and surf!