Ingredients

• 1 (10-ounce) salmon fillet
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped scallions
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Medium to dry sake
• 1 whole ripe pineapple
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoons crushed red pepper, plus 1 tablespoon
• Shrimp fried rice, recipe follows

Directions

Shrimp Fried Rice:

2 tablespoons sesame oil

2 tablespoons chopped ginger

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

12 medium size shrimp

1 large egg, scrambled

1 tablespoon finely chopped scallions

1 cup cooked, cold, dry white rice

Lite soy sauce

Put sesame oil in a hot wok or non-stick pan, add ginger, garlic, and shrimp. Be sure to keep moving the ingredients until the shrimp turn color, then add the egg, scallions, rice and soy sauce, to taste. Keep stirring everything until the oil is all absorbed. When finished put the rice in the pineapple and top it with the salmon and a small side of the pineapple reduction.