Pork Lettuce Wraps

-Nicole Bender

1/2 cup soy sauce
4 Tbsp. white vinegar
2 Tbsp. water
2 tsp. sesame oil
2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced
4 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger
2 lbs. thin cut pork loins, pounded to 1/8" thickness
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. salt
2-3 heads Butter Lettuce, leaves separated
1 bunch cilantro, leaves separated
5 carrots, shredded
3 cucumbers, cut into 3" matchsticks

Sauce:
Make ginger sauce by whisking together the soy sauce, vinegar, water, sesame oil, scallion, and 1 Tbsp. of the fresh ginger. Set aside. Heat broiler to high. Brush both sides of pork loins with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt. Rub remaining ginger on both sides of the pork loins. Broil for 2 minutes on each side. Cool and slice thinly. Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter and fill each with some cilantro, carrots, cucumbers, and sliced pork. To eat, drizzle the ginger sauce and roll the lettuce closed. If you need more sauce dip. Serve with plenty of napkins!!!!
Leftover sauce makes a wonderful marinade.

Alfredo Sauce

-Nicole Bender/Natalie Parisi

1/4 cup butter
1 cup whipping cream
salt and white pepper to taste
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

Melt butter in a large skillet. When butter foams, add cream. Simmer over medium hear about 2 minutes until slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper.