Recipe: Shahir's Surf and Turf with Curried Polenta

Now you can try out Shahir's winning recipe from his 15 minute Facebook Live cooking challenge at home!

Ingredients

Spiced shrimp:

• ½ lb (225 g) raw jumbo shrimp, thawed, tail on
• ½ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp curry powder
• Pinch chilli flakes, to taste
• 3 tbsp white wine
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Steak:

• 1 6 oz sirloin steak
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper (to taste)

Curried polenta:

• 1 cup instant polenta
• 1 tsp curry powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp butter

Snow peas:

• 2 cups snow peas
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper (to taste)

Assembly:

• ¼ cup crushed regular crinkle potato chips

Preparation

Preheat cast iron pan to medium high heat. Season steak generously with salt and pepper and set aside.

In 4 cups of boiling water, stream in instant polenta, whisking continuously. Bring to a simmer, then lower heat to medium low, and partially cover with a lid to prevent excess splatter. Add curry powder and salt. Stir occasionally as rest of meal cooks.

Add olive oil to preheated cast iron pan, and sear steak on both sides, about 3 minutes per side. Rest on cutting board.

Season raw shrimp with paprika, curry powder and chilli flakes, coating evenly. To a medium pan over high heat, add olive oil and sauté shrimp until just barely cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add white wine and finish cooking shrimp for another minute.

Meanwhile, to a medium pan over medium high heat, add olive oil and quickly sauté snow peas until just cooked, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Assembly:

Take cooked polenta off heat and whisk in butter. Spoon polenta onto serving plates.

Slice rested steak into 4-5 pieces per person. Arrange over polenta. Place cooked shrimp and snow peas over steak, and sprinkle crushed potato chips to garnish.