{"id":55672,"date":"2025-12-12T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/?p=55672"},"modified":"2025-12-09T10:47:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T00:47:37","slug":"appetiser-recipe-surf-and-turf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/blog\/appetiser-recipe-surf-and-turf\/","title":{"rendered":"Moreton bay bug, whisky and mustard surf and turf"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55672\" class=\"elementor elementor-55672\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c6039f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c6039f1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c59fddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c59fddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aMag_Sum25-Blog-ReefBeefRecipe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-56340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aMag_Sum25-Blog-ReefBeefRecipe.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aMag_Sum25-Blog-ReefBeefRecipe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aMag_Sum25-Blog-ReefBeefRecipe-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aMag_Sum25-Blog-ReefBeefRecipe-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bidfood.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/aMag_Sum25-Blog-ReefBeefRecipe-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dc7c175 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dc7c175\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff68072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ff68072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Surf and turf has always been a bit of a show-off dish \u2013 the moment someone first said, \u201cWhy choose between steak and seafood?\u201d and everyone else nodded in hungry agreement. Born in mid-century America\u2019s steakhouse boom and embraced by Aussie pubs soon after, this land-and-sea pairing became a symbol of celebration, indulgence and a touch of cheeky excess. In the US it was all about lobster tails and filet mignon. In Australia it quickly morphed into our own reef and beef, with juicy steaks crowned in prawns, bugs or scallops.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51e6fe3a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51e6fe3a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c7f6b03\" data-id=\"c7f6b03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b067acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b067acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ingredients<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-176dd7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"176dd7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybidfood.com.au\/#\/products\/detail\/189974\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bounty Premium grain-fed rib eye<\/a><\/li><li>Moreton Bay bugs\u00a0<\/li><li>Salt and pepper<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-177a411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"177a411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Whisky mustard sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">60g salted butter<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">6 gold shallots, very finely chopped<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">4 cloves garlic, very finely chopped<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">280ml whisky (choose a good-quality one)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">2 teaspoons honey<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">2 tablespoons mustard (wholegrain, Dijon or honey mustard)<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">1 teaspoon mustard powder<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">2 teaspoons porcini powder<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">400ml beef stock<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">400ml thickened cream<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">Salt and pepper<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"271\">300ml coconut cream (for cracking the paste)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9cad168\" data-id=\"9cad168\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65023702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65023702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Method<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79617207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79617207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prepare the whisky mustard sauce ahead of service. Melt the butter and sweat the shallots and garlic until soft. Add the whisky and reduce. Stir through the honey, mustards, mustard powder and porcini powder, then add the beef stock and cream. Simmer until the sauce begins to thicken, then adjust seasoning. Hold warm in a bain-marie, or use it to deglaze the same pan you\u2019ve cooked your steaks in for added depth.<\/p>\n<p>Cook steaks to the desired <em>cuisson<\/em> and rest well. While the steaks are resting, warm the bug meat in the sauce. Pile the bug meat back into one half-shell so it spills naturally onto the steak when plated. Serve with additional sauce on the side and the steak garnish that suits your venue \u2013 fries, mash, greens, bread.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58bafb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f58bafb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Kitchen notes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83663e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83663e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A T-bone or bone-in rib-eye suits the retro vibe \u2013 aged beef adds even more depth.<\/p>\n<p>Ideal upsell \u2013 use the bug and whisky mustard combo as a premium topper on your specials board.<\/p>\n<p>A pinch of xanthan gum will stabilise the sauce for better hold on the pass.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-cooked bugs can be heated to order for speed and consistency.<\/p>\n<p>The mustard you choose defines the personality of the sauce \u2013 treat it like a pairing with the whisky and decide how bold or subtle you want the final flavour.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-354bef23 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"354bef23\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afc25ee\" data-id=\"afc25ee\" 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