Brady Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Went to a concert last night and wanted to have a good meal before I went. Options were go eat at a great Czech restaurant near the venue (Red Rocks) or cook at home. Since my date was a little flaky, I didn't want to risk making a reservation and her being late or even not showing altogether, so I decided to do Lobster tails since a friend works at Costco and told me they were having a special on them for the Seafood Roadshow (19.99/lb for Australian cold water lobster). Got the LAST TWO tails - so I got lucky there, bummed that I didn't get to grab like 6 and freeze the extra, but that's life. After getting the lobster tails, salad and asparagus, I thought it seemed like it still might not be enough, so I went and grabbed a package of Filet Mignon cuts. Finally stopped at another grocery store to pick up a few lemons for lemon butter and corn on the cob. I actually chose not to grill the corn because I did everything else on the grill, and it was easier to time everything by not having 4 different items to pay attention to on the grill. Split the lobster tails and opened them up, coated in Olive oil and cooked them 6 minutes flesh up, 4-5 minutes flesh down, perfection. Dipped the meat in lemon butter. Steak - coated in Olive Oil and seasoned with Sea Salt and Fresh Cracked Pepper. Thick cuts, cooked about 4 minutes on each side - Perfectly medium rare. I was in heaven. Asparagus - put tips in a freezer bag with about 1/2 tablespoon olive oil, sqeezed half a lemon in the bag, and sprinkled in grey sea salt. Shook bag to coat everything and grilled on low heat until just browned. Salad was a cheater kit bag but was lettuce with almonds, dried cherries, white vinaigrette, and blue cheese crumbles. My date couldn't believe I actually made all this myself in just over 30 minutes! Best meal I've had in months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnAWD Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 Sounds delicious. Which show did you see at RR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Saw Wilco. Always a good show. I was REALLY glad I downloaded the new album before it came out this last Tuesday. It was nice to know the new songs they were playing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted July 6, 2009 Share Posted July 6, 2009 Grilled asparagus is my favorite vegetable to have with steak, which is prefereably a rib-eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Posted July 6, 2009 Author Share Posted July 6, 2009 Yeah, I love grilled asparagus too. I really don't think I ever truly had asparagus until I started grilling it. Steamed just isn't the same. Grilling with oil and sea salt really brings out the sweetness of asparagus. I grilled up the rest of the steak and asparagus last night and had a friend over for dinner and she was surprised how sweet it tasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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