Healthy Recipes: Surf n’ Turf

 

GRILLED HERB RUBBED FILET                       

INGREDIENTS:

 2 each            Beef tenderloin, cut into 4 ounce portions, trimmed

1 teaspoon               Rosemary, fresh, chopped

1 teaspoon               Thyme, fresh, chopped

¼ teaspoon              Salt

¼ teaspoon              Crushed black pepper

1 each            Non stick pan spray

PREPARATION:

• Preheat grill, cast iron skillet, or sauté pan.


• Season filets on both sides


• Lightly spray pan with non stick pan spray


• Once heat source is hot, place filets on cooking surface, which ever you picked.


• If grilling or using a cast iron skillet with ridges, make cross hatches by placing filet on surface for about 4 minutes, then turning the filet 45 degrees on the same side.


• Then flip over and repeat.  This should achieve a medium rare filet.

Chef’s Note:  Remember that different thicknesses will determine cooking time.  If filet is really thick you may want to grill mark it and then finish cooking in the oven.  Medium rare reaches about 135 degrees internally.

NUTRITION: 

Number of Servings:                     2

Serving Size:                                 1 filet

Calories:                                           190

Fat Grams:                                       8

 

SEARED SCALLOPS   

INGREDIENTS:

8 ounces           Sea Scallops, with chain taken off

1 teaspoon               Olive Oil

¼ cup               White Wine

or 2Tablspoons          of Lemon Juice

1 Tablespoon             Rosemary- fresh/ chopped

1 Tablespoon             Thyme- fresh/ chopped

Pinch               Salt

Pinch               Pepper

PREPERATION

• Pre-heat large skillet, fry pan or grill


• Add olive oil to skillet or brush scallops with oil for grill.


• Coat each scallop with fresh herbs and seasonings.


• Then place each scallop in hot fry pan or grill.


• Let fry for about 3 minutes on each side.


• Once you flip over scallops, deglaze the pam with the white wine or lemon juice.  If using the grill, have white wine sauce and lemon juice warming, then place cooked scallops in pan with sauce.


• Once the liquid had reduced, take scallops out of pan and serve over rice pilaf or multi-grain pasta dish.

NUTRITION:

Number of servings: 2

Serving Size: 4 each

Calories:  130

Fat: 3 grams

 

H3 DEMI GLACE

INGREDIENTS:

1 each            Shallot, chopped

1 clove           Garlic, fresh, chopped

2 cups            Veal or beef stock

1 teaspoon      Thyme

1 Tablespoon                  Parsley, fresh, chopped

1 each            Bay leaf

5 each            Black peppercorns

½ teaspoon              Salt

Pinch             White pepper

2 teaspoon               Tomato paste, or low sodium soy sauce

2 Tablespoon                  Butter (this is to make a small roux with the flour)

2 Tablespoon                  Flour

PREPARATION:

• In medium sauce pan heat to medium high heat.


• Sauté shallots and garlic until translucent and tender.


• Then deglaze the pan with stock.


• Add herbs and spices, and cook until reduced by half on low.


• Add tomato paste. Let cook for additional 2 minutes.


• Then make roux and slowly add while whisking into warming reduction mixture.


• Thicken until desired consistency.

NUTRITION:    

Number of Servings:             4

Serving Size:                           2 ounces

Calories:                                   45

Fat Grams:                               3