Jordan loves pork and desserts. I love desserts and pork. Still, most nights we eat reasonably healthy (those just aren’t always the most fun to blog about). Last night, we ate great! (And local! And balanced! And pretty darn healthy!) It was awesome.
The menu:
Pan-seared sturgeon – salt and pepper, sear briefly on each side, rest, add a squirt of lemon
Red rice – 2 parts rice to 3 parts water, cook covered for 25 minutes, rest for 5 minutes
Sauteed green cabbage – toast some pistachios, sauté the cabbage for 3 – 4 minutes, add a little shallot, add chicken stock, cook until evaporated 4 – 5 minutes more , stir in nuts
Green salad with pesto and cara cara oranges – wash greens (and well when you get them from your CSA box and they are full of grit), supreme oranges, top with pesto (carrot tops, pistachios, orange zest, garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil all mushed together in a mortar and pestle or blender)
I would recommend all the items this menu. It was delightful and satisfying. I especially loved the pesto!
-Emily
P.S. It couldn’t be all healthy, so there’s a little lemon, brown butter sauce on the fish. I simply browned about a tablespoon of butter, added some lemon zest and salt and spooned a little over the fish.
-Jordan
