Barbecue

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Featured Recipe

Surf And Turf

Ingredients -

¾ pound Sirloin, cut 1-inch thick
12 headless Raw Tiger Prawns, peeled, tail shell left in place
3 tablespoons Olive Oil
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon Paprika
¼ teaspoon Tabasco Sauce
½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper

Garlic and Parsley Butter:
2 ounces Butter
2 Garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons chopped Fresh Parsley
finely grated Zest of ½ Lemon
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
4 x 10-inch Bamboo Skewers, soaked in cold water for 30 minutes

Preparation:

1. Preheat grill to medium heat.

2. Add olive oil, crushed garlic, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper, to medium mixing bowl. Stir to combine.

3. Dip prawns into marinade, and set on plate.

4. Add sirloin to marinade. Marinate 15 minutes.

5. Thread sirloin and prawns alternately onto bamboo skewers.

6. Add butter garlic, parsley, lemon zest, and lemon juice to small saucepan. Heat through.

7. Cook steak and prawns over direct heat.

8. Serve surf and turf skewers, spooning garlic butter over the top.