I'm a surf & turf lover who
likes layers of flavor and a bit
of heat to round things off.
I have other surf and turf
recipes but this one is simply
the best combination of the
perfect cut of meat and two
tasty bottom crawlers. Alaskan
King Crab and medium jumbo
shrimp. Add to this a Cajun
garlic butter sauce with
mushrooms and it's simply put, a
heavenly dish. Let's get to
cooking! The first
step is to prepare two 8 to 12
oz. Flat Iron Steaks. It's very
important that you try to use
the flat iron cuts. They are the
second most tender cut off the
cow but go better then the loin
steaks in my opinion.
Cut the steaks into desired
portions. Shake on some garlic
powder, no salt Mad Hunky Meats
rub and some Mrs. Dash. Steak
seasoning. Shake on a liberal
amount of the rub and rub it into the meat
so it has a nice coating.
Let season for
one hour at room temp.
Pre-Heat your cooker for
grilling. In this cook I'm
cooking on a Yoder YS640 set up
in direct grilling mode using
Grill grates and a griddle.
Now let's prepare the Cajun
butter sauce. In a medium sauce
pan combine 1 1/2 cubes no salt
butter. Trust me on the no salt
butter. The flavor when complete
will be amazing and not over
powered by salt. 1 tsp ground
Thyme, 1 tsp crushed Rosemary, 1
tsp no salt Mad Hunky rub, 2 tsp
red pepper flake, 3 cloves
garlic and a splash of
Worcestershire. Heat over medium
heat until the butter sauce is
mixed and fully melted.
Using a large needle on your
flavor injector draw some of the
butter sauce into the injector
and inject the Alaskan King Crab
legs. This can be done by
piercing the legs through the
white soft shell located at the
joints.
Peel the shells off the
shrimp and rinse them. Once the
shrimp are rinsed, take all the
meats and the butter sauce in
the pan to your cooker. It's
time to rock this dish. Get all
your utensils and thermometer
ready because once you lay the
meat on the grill the cook goes
quickly.
Place the sauce pan of Cajun
butter sauce in a cooler place
in your cooker. Place the steaks
over flame for direct grilling
if you have the capability.
Place the King Crab legs away
from direct heat. Mine were semi
frozen so I put them on when I
put on the steaks. For thawed
crab legs put them on when you
flip the steaks. Spoon some
butter sauce onto your griddle
or in a pan over higher heat.
Add 1/2 to 1 cup mushrooms and
the shrimp. The shrimp should
have a light sizzle going but
not too much heat.
After 2.5 minutes rotate the
steaks 90 degrees. This will
provide for nice cross hatch
grill marks. Stir and turn the
shrimp and mushroom. Flip the
crab legs. After another 2.5
minutes flip the steaks. You
should have nice seared grill
marks. Spoon or mop some Cajun
butter sauce on to the steaks.
Turn and stir the shrimp. Check
the shrimp at this point for
doneness. If they are done, move
them and the mushrooms to the
Cajun butter sauce pan and stir
them in.
Remove the crab legs as well
and put them into the sauce pan.
Another 2.5 minutes the steak
should be rotated and a meat
probe inserted. The steaks can
be pulled when they reach your
desired temp for doneness. In
this case I pulled then at 155
for a medium steak.
By now your thinking woo!
That went quick! Now everything
including the neighborhood
should be smelling wonderful.
After the steak has rested 5
minutes, plate up the steak.
Crack open a crab leg or two and
break the meat up and place it
on top of the flat iron steaks.
Spoon on the shrimp ,mushrooms
and Cajun butter sauce. Lay a
Alaskan King Crab leg beside the
steak.
That's it! You should be
looking and one hell of a surf &
Turf plate. Get yourself a cold
one and sit back and enjoy. Eat
it slowly and savor the flavors.
Then let me know how this recipe
worked for you.
Thanks for viewing and
remember....
Smoke it! And they will come!
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Beef
Temperature Chart
Doneness |
Internal Temperature |
Rare
Medium-Rare
Medium
Medium-Well
Well Done |
140 Degrees
145 Degrees
150 Degrees
155 Degrees
160+ Degrees |
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