Spicy Grilled Surf and Turf

Ingredients:

• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 large shallots, quartered
• 4 large garlic cloves, halved
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (you can leave out if you’re not into spice)
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 (8- to 10-ounce) New York strip steaks (each about ¾-inch thick)
• 3 (10-ounce) uncooked lobster tails, thawed if frozen, cut lengthwise in half

Directions:

Combine first 7 ingredients in processor and blend until almost smooth. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon seasoned butter over each side of each steak and over each lobster half. Let stand at room temperature 1 hour. Transfer remaining seasoned butter to small saucepan.

Prepare barbecue. Set pan with butter at edge of barbecue until butter is melted and warmed through. Grill steaks until cooked to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side. Grill lobster, shell side down, 5 minutes. Turn over and grill until meat is just opaque in center, about 3 minutes. Transfer steaks and lobster to plates. Serve with warm seasoned butter.