Most father’s would agree you can’t easily beat this Father’s Day meal. And ladies your dad and husband will be real impressed with you cooking on the grill. I learned how to operate the grill last year and I know how to use a lawn mower as well! That would really impress my dad, with two older brothers my mother and I were not allowed to use the mower. I like chivalry, especially when it gets me out of mowing. But we all have our part to play, whether it is mom mowing or dad cooking or vice versa. So here is to all the dads out there who work so hard for their families and love and guide their children into the good fathers and mothers and people God intends them to be. Happy Father’s Day!
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.
By Leigh Sackett [email protected]