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Marinated pork tenderloin with Sesame oil and Honey Ginger Balsamic

Ingredients:

Instructions:

Whisk together the sesame oil, honey ginger and minced garlic in a bowl
Place pork tenderloin in a large sealable bag and pour marinade in bag
Marinate in refrigerator at least an hour or overnight
Transfer pork to a baking dish and cook in a 350 degree preheated oven until pork is no longer pink in the center (approx. 30-45 minutes, maybe longer depending on thickness of the tenderloin)

Serve with the following:

Fresh asparagus tossed in our Tuscan Herb Infused Olive Oil and sprinkled with garlic salt (place on a cookie sheet and roast in the same 350 degree oven for about 30 minutes (less time if they are on the thin side)
And a sliced fresh tomatoe

Submitted by Caitlin Davidson

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Pierce meat with fork (front and back) or score the surface with 1/4″ deep knife cuts, 1″ apart
Place meat in Ziploc bag
Combine remaining ingredients in a jar with lid and shake to mix
Pour liquid in bag with meat, seal and marinate at least 2 hours or overnight
Cook quickly on high heat on a grill (4-6 min on each side) or a hot cast iron skillet or a preheated 400 degree oven
Remove from heat, cover and let rest for 10 minutes
Slice thinly across the grain

Ingredients

PreparationStock preparation:

Saute all veggies and prosciutto in a large saucepan with olive oil until translucent.
Remove and set aside leaving the oil behind.
Throw in the lobster and add 2 cups of white wine. Remove the lobster after 2 minutes. Lobster meat will be slightly raw.
Immerse in cold water and remove the meat from the shell.
Add the shells and veggies back into the sauce pan. Simmer for 30 minutes to 1 hour until reduced by half.

Sauce preparation:

Heat the olive oil and add the prosciutto. Cook gently for 2 minutes.
Add the shallots & garlic left over after the stock preparation, the tomato paste, and cook 1 minute more.
Bring 1 and 1/2 gallons of water with 1 large tablespoon of coarse sea salt in a large pot to a rolling boil.
Add the pasta and cook 9-11 minutes.
Deglaze the sauce pan with stock and add the peas, fresh cream & saffron. Cook gently until thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Add the half & half, and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce slightly until creamy.
Add the lobster and cook gently.
Add the pasta and serve at once. Add fresh chopped Italian parsley and more stock if sauce too dry.

Courtesy of Italian Harvest (supplier of our wonderful pastas)

Ingredients:

Preparation:

Ingredients

Preparation

Boil 2 cups of water and rehydrate the Porcini in a bowl. Let stand for 15 minutes.
Heat the olive oil and gently saute the sausage for about 3 minutes.
Add the fresh mushrooms first, then the Porcini, followed by the garlic and the bomba calabrese.
Add wine and simmer for about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook for about 1 hour stirring every so often over a low flame.
Cook the pasta separately in abundant salted boiling water for about 8-9 minutes. Save some of the cooking water.
Add the sauce to a pan and toss the pasta in the sauce. Mix vigorously.
Add some of the water from the cooking pasta if the sauce is too dry.
Serve immediately after garnishing with grated parmesan or ricotta. Serves four to six people

Courtesy of Italian Harvest (supplier of our wonderful pastas)