Citrus Surf and Turf

(from largomason’s recipe box)

Ingredients

  • 1 pound of flap steak
  • 18 raw shrimp (medium to large size), deveined and shelled with tails on
  • 1 whole fresh lemon
  • 2 whole limes
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 1 clove of garlic – chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter

Directions

  1. For the Flap Steak

  2. Rub the garlic powder, ground pepper, and ground chili powder into the meat.

  3. Rub these spices into both sides of the meat.

  4. Squeeze the juice of ½ of the lime onto one side of the meat.

  5. Then squeeze the juice of the other ½ of the lime onto the other side of the meat (reserve one lime for garnish).

  6. Let sit in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to an hour (less time if fine too).

  7. Cook on the barbeque grill if possible; make sure the grill is nice and hot before putting the steak on it so each side is seared over high heat.

  8. Cook no more than 3 minutes per side; this steak shouldn’t be cooked past medium rare or it may be tough.

  9. After removing the steak from the grill let it rest (about 5 to 10 minutes) before cutting it.

  10. For the Shrimp

  11. On medium heat melt the butter in a skillet.

  12. Add the chopped garlic and stir it into the butter.

  13. Add the shrimp.

  14. Squeeze the juice of ½ of a lemon over the shrimp (reserve ½ of the lemon for garnish).

  15. After squeezing the juice out, an option is to toss the lemon pieces in the skillet for a bit to give the shrimp even more lemon flavor.

  16. Stir the shrimp into the lemon, garlic and butter.

  17. Add the paprika.

  18. If you put the pieces of lemon in the skillet, take them out and discard.

  19. Mix in the paprika in with the shrimp.

  20. The shrimp should start to brown.

  21. Continue stirring the shrimp until each side is browned.

  22. Assembling the Dish

  23. After the flap meat has rested, cut it diagonally in approximately ½ inch pieces or thicker if you prefer.

  24. Serve the shrimp with the steak.

  25. Garnish with pieces of the lemon and lime.

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