Pork Burgers with Scallions and Grapefruit

Ingredients

2 red grapefruit
3 T balsamic vinegar
2 t honey
1 bunch scallions
1 avocado, thinly sliced
1 lb ground pork
salt
butter
onion rolls or hamburger buns

Directions

Peel the grapefruit, slice segments away from the membranes. Squeeze remaining juice into a saucepan; add the vinegar and honey and simmer over medium-high until syrupy. Add to the grapefruit sections.

Grill scallions until slightly charred; let cool and slice thinly. Add scallions and avocado to grapefruit.

Shape pork into patties and grill, turning once, about 8 minutes.

Lightly toast and butter buns. Assemble patties and grapefruit/scallion mixture and serve.

Shiitake-Leek Noodles

Ingredients

1 lb linguine
1/4 cup peanut or vegetable oil
3/4 pound shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced
2 large or 3 small leeks, halved lengthwise and sliced into matchsticks
1/2 inch piece of ginger, grated
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup edamame, defrosted
1/2 cup sake or dry sherry
3 T black sesame seeds, toasted
1 T toasted sesame oil

Directions

Cook pasta and reserve 1 cup pasta water.

In a large, deep skillet, heat the oil over medium-high. Add the shiitakes and cook until browned, about 7 minutes. Add the leeks for 2 minutes, then stir in ginger and garlic for 1 minute. Stir in the edamame to heat through. Stir in the sake, season with salt and pepper.

Add in the pasta and pasta water, then the sesame seeds and oil. Turn off the heat and toss for 1 full minute.

Lime Ginger Beef

Ingredients

1 cup basmati
1 lb steak, sliced thinly
1 T cornstarch
2 T vegetable oil
12 oz snap peas
5-6 green onions, thinly sliced, greens and whites separated
1 t grated ginger
1/4 t red pepper flakes
2 T lime juice (about 1 lime)

Directions

Cook the rice.

Coat the steak with the cornstarch and cook in the oil over medium-high heat until browned, 1-2 minutes. Remove steak to a plate; add peas, white parts of onions, ginger, red pepper flakes, and 3/4 cup of water to the pan. Cook 1-2 minutes. Return steak to skillet and cook 1-2 minutes more. Remove from heat and stir in green parts of onions and lime juice. Serve over rice.