Yes, you can make a delicious surf and turf meal all in your air fryer and have it ready on the table in under 15 minutes! It’s so quick and easy.
This meal was inspired by a delivery service from Hello Fresh and the shrimp you can get at a steak house. The meal kit had a surf and turf kit and I tried cooking it all in the air fryer. The shrimp were marinated in this butter with paprika, chives, garlic, and butter. I’m pretty sure that is almost the exact same shrimp recipe that Outback Steak House uses.
When I was making that meal, I knew that the steak and shrimp could be cooked in the air fryer so I came up with a way to do that. Cooking steak can be a really daunting task for some people and I know I even struggle with cooking steak in a pan or on the grill. Always tend to undercook it but when I use an air fryer it is really easy for me.
The air fryer is one of my favorite kitchen appliances. Check out some of these recipes! Air Fryer Chimichangas, Air Fryer Pizza Bombs, Air Fryer Fish and Chips, Air Fryer Lamb Chops with Garlic and Rosemary, and Air Fryer Toasted Ravioli.
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Ingredients Needed
- Bone-in ribeye steak ½ in thick
- Shrimp - jumbo to large sized, peeled and raw deveined
- Salt and Pepper - to taste
- Light Butter - I use this to help keep this lower in calories but feel free to use normal butter.
- Paprika is a spice made from ground, dried fruits of Capsicum annuum, a type of pepper plant. It is typically sweet and mild, but can also have a slightly bitter or spicy taste depending on the variety used.
- Minced Garlic - Chopped fresh garlic can take some time to chop so I often always use the freshly minced garlic that comes already made in a jar.
- See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.
How to make Air Fryer Surf and Turf
Let the steak come to room temperature. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. Add the steak to your air fryer basket.
Close the air fryer basket and set the temperature to 400 for 10 minutes. Flip half-way through.
Take the steak out and let it rest on a plate.
Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Place the shrimp in the air fryer basket and continue cooking for 4 minutes.
When the shrimp is cooking make the butter. Add softened butter, paprika, and garlic to a bowl, stir. Melt the butter in the microwave and drizzle over the shrimp and steak.
Some air fryers let out steam or smoke and you can prevent that by adding some water in the bottom of your air fryer basket.
What to serve with steak and shrimp?
If you're looking for some tasty side dishes you've come to the right place.
Paula Deen's Crock Pot Mac and Cheese and Slow Cooker Calico beans are some great side dishes to make in a crock pot.
Make a loaded air fryer baked potato with all the fixings in your air fryer or a twice baked potato.
Some fun fruit salads to serve would be Fruit Cocktail Salad or Red, White, and Blue Berry Cheesecake Salad.
Keep this meal completely Keto or Low Carb and heat up some cauliflower mash!
Best Air Fryer Tips
The air fryer is so great for cooking simple basic food like air fryer steak, air fryer hard-boiled eggs, and air fryer bacon. Cook up some air fryer chicken breasts for the week and use it chicken quesadillas.
Overcrowding: Do not overcrowd the basket. Place items in a single layer in the air fryer basket or some food will not cook properly or all the way through.
Use a spray oil such as Pam to get food extra crispy and to save on calories.
Use parchment paper on the bottom of your air fryer for easy clean up.
Recipe FAQs
Some air fryers require preheating and some do not. Be sure to check your air fryer manual.
I have two air fryers. The Cosori 4 Qt Air Fryer and Ninja Woodfire Grill which is an outdoor air fryer. It’s pretty awesome! It has 5 different functions on it.
Flipping steak in the air fryer is a personal preference and it is not needed. I do not do that.
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Air Fryer Surf and Turf
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 15 min
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
Yes, you can make a delicious surf and turf meal all in your air fryer and have it ready on the table in under 15 minutes! It’s so quick and easy.
Ingredients
- 1 6oz bone-in ribeye steak ½ in thick
- 2 oz peeled and deveined shrimp
- Salt and Pepper
- 1 Tablespoons of Light Butter
- Dash of Paprika
- ½ tsp of Minced Garli
Instructions
- Let the steak come to room temperature. Season with salt and pepper on both sides. Add the steak to your air fryer basket.
- Close the air fryer basket and set the temperature to 400 for 10 minutes. Flip half-way through.
- Take the steak out and let it rest on a plate.
- Season the shrimp with salt and pepper. Place the shrimp in the air fryer basket and continue cooking for 4 minutes.
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When the shrimp is cooking make the butter. Add softened butter, paprika, and garlic to a bowl, stir. Melt the butter in the microwave and drizzle over the shrimp and steak.
- Some air fryers let out steam or smoke and you can prevent that by adding some water in the bottom of your air fryer basket.
Notes
myWW blue 7; purple 7, green 7
- Category: Easy
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
Keywords: air fryer surf and turf
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