MKR Recipes Episode 12: Amy and Lara’s Surf and Turf

Recipes Ingredients

2 lobster tails, halved lengthways

25g butter

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2 garlic cloves, crushed

finely grated zest of 1 lemon

Grilled asparagus and lime wedges, to serve

Truffle paste and gold leaf, to serve

Recipes Truffle mash

1kg Yukon Gold or Dutch Cream potatoes, peeled, halved

125ml thickened cream

25g butter, chopped

2 tsp truffle oil

Recipes Cream sauce

1 tbs olive oil

3 garlic cloves, crushed

250ml dry white wine

125ml chicken stock

125ml thickened cream

Recipes Steak

1 tbs olive oil

4 x 300g eye fillet steaks, at room temperature

25g butter

4 garlic cloves, sliced

1 tbs rosemary leaves

1 thyme leaves

Recipes Method

1. To make truffle mash, place potatoes in large saucepan of cold salted water. Bring to a gentle boil. Boil until tender. Drain and allow steam to evaporate. Pass potatoes through a ricer. Add remaining ingredients and beat with a wooden spoon to combine.
2. To make cream sauce, heat oil in a large deep frying pan over low heat. Cook garlic until soft but not coloured. Add wine and simmer until reduced by half. Stir in stock and cream and simmer until thickened to form a light creamy sauce. Season generously.
3. To cook steaks, heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Season steaks generously. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until browned and caramelised. Add butter, garlic and herbs. Turn and cook steaks for a further 2-3 minutes or until cooked as desired. Transfer to a rack and lightly cover with foil to rest for 5 minutes.
4. Place lobster tail halves on an oven tray. Dot with butter, garlic and lemon zest. Season. Cook under a hot grill for 5 minutes or until just cooked through.
5. Serve steak and lobster with mash, asparagus and lime wedges. Garnish mash with truffle paste and gold leaf.

Recipes Tips

We cooked our steaks sous-vide on the day (for 2 hours at 47C), before searing, as we were cooking for a large number of serves and wanted to ensure an even result. Here we have provided a more conventional method which is easily reproduced at home.