- Jan 2, 2020
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With my fiancee coming home from six days away at work I decided to cook up a little surf and turf! Backstrap is from a Mule Deer she shot the other year, crab cakes were made with some frozen Dungeness Crab we had in the freezer. Paired with some grilled Leeks and an ear of Corn we split. Backstrap was rinsed and dried to remove as much blood as possible, it really helps with the flavor imo. Sprinkled lightly with Traeger Saskatchewan on both sides. Crab cakes were prepared in a standard maryland style with fresh Parsley, Celery, Egg, Old Bay, Mayo, and Panko. Crab cakes were prepared ahead of time and let set in the fridge to help hold shape. Leeks were trimmed and lightly salted and peppered with olive oil. Corn was peeled to remove the silk then had the husk pulled back up. Corn on first as it takes the longest, on the Weber around medium heat until starting to get cooked them pull the husk back to get some char. Leeks were done 3 minutes each side. Backstrap and crab cakes were put on at the same time. Put a medium sized pat of Kerrygold down on the griddle and let it start to brown then added the steaks and cakes. Roughly 3 minutes per side for the steaks, 4-5 minutes for the cakes. Finished with a side of homemade tartar sauce. Very good, some tweaking needed on the cakes for better flavor imo, but happy overall.