Amazing Father's Day Dinner!

Chili Beef Tenderloin

Bacon Wrapped Scallops w/ Mango Lime Sauce 
Garlic Rice
Orange Scallop Ceviche

Strawberry Salad w/ Candied Pecans

What a great way to tell someone you love how much they are appreciated.  There's too much to say about this dinner.  It was so good that while I was eating this, I thought of my last days on this earth and what I would eat.  And I can tell you without hesitation that this would be it!  It has everything I love on one plate...bacon, tender melt-in-your mouth steak, mangoes, seafood, salad, berries and candied pecans.  I also made garlic rice to go with this, but I haven't been eating much rice and starch lately.  But for my last meal, there will definitely be a nice heap of rich and savory garlic rice on my plate!  I made this for an early Father's day dinner for my sweet Dave who always misses it every year due to an annual training for the National Guard.  Believe it or not, it's all very simple.  Just prep everything in advance and let the tenderloin and scallops be the last thing you cook.  

CHILI BEEF TENDERLOIN:   I highly recommend getting tenderloin for a special occasion.  Dave said it was one of the best beef he's eaten.  But it's not cheap, so whatever you end up using will work. 

About 2 lbs of beef tenderloin

2-3 cloves pressed garlic

1 tbsp cumin

1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp paprika

1/3 cup olive oil

1/3 cup chopped cilantro

salt (a generous sprinkle for each piece of beef)

• In a bowl, mix all ingredients. Add beef and marinate if you can. Otherwise, just coat well and proceed to grilling. 

GRILLED BACON SCALLOPS W/ MANGO LIME SAUCE:

1 - 1 1/2 lb scallops

1 pack of bacon

olive oil

salt

pepper

garlic powder

1 mango 
1 lime (juice and zest)
2 tbsp sugar
1 garlic clove

• Peel mango and remove the seed by sliding a knife right up against it.  Place mango pieces in a blender with the lime juice, some lime zest, sugar and 1 garlic clove.  Puree until smooth.
• Place scallops in a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil, add salt, pepper and garlic powder and toss to coat.  
• Cut bacon strips in half and wrap around scallops. Thread through skewers to make grilling easier.
• Grill on medium/medium high heat for 2-3 minutes each side or until scallops are no longer soft in the center.  Be careful not to cook it too long, it will be too chewy.

GARLIC RICE:

5-6 cups of cooked rice

1/2 small onion thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves

1/3 cup olive oil

1/2 tbsp garlic powder

salt about 1/2 tbsp to 3/4 tbsp

In a small sauce pot drizzled with olive oil, cook onions and garlic on medium/medium low heat. Cover and allow it to cook until it becomes very soft and mushy.  Make sure to stir every couple of minutes to make sure garlic doesn't burn.  Once done, place cooked rice in a large mixing bowl.  Add onion mix, olive oil, salt and garlic powder and stir to combine.   

ORANGE SCALLOP CEVICHE Recipe
STRAWBERRY SALAD W/ CANDIED PECANS Recipe