1-½ lb. flank steak, all fat trimmed and sliced thin
1 oz. ginger root, crushed and chopped rough
1 oz. garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
3 oz. soy sauce, low sodium
2 oz. water
1 T. brown sugar
Juice of lemon
½ ripe pineapple, peeled, cored and sliced into rings
1 C. brown long grain rice
1-½ C. water
1 T. Vietnamese fish sauce or 2 T. rice wine vinegar
½ tsp. red chili flakes
1 T. honey
1 lime, segmented
2 handfuls pea sprouts
½ C. bean sprouts
½ carrot, grated
3 oz. soy sauce, low sodium
3 oz. sake
1 oz. brown sugar
1 T. ginger, peeled and minced
1 T. garlic, peeled and minced
1 oz. cold water
1 T. cornstarch

Beef Teriyaki Marinade: In a mixing bowl, add ginger, garlic, soy, water, brown sugar and lemon juice and mix well. Add beef slices and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Rice: In a saucepan, wash brown rice under cold water until water is clear. Drain all water and add the 1-½ C. of fresh water. Place pan on stove and bring to a boil. Cover and turn down to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. While rice is cooking, begin the sauce. Sauce: In a separate saucepan add soy sauce, sake, brown sugar, ginger and garlic. Place pan on stove and bring to a boil. Turn down to a simmer and cook for 5 minutes. This period of time will cook off most of the alcohol in the sake. Thickener: Mix thickening ingredients together and stir well, forming a creamy solution. Pour into the simmering sauce, stirring continuously. The sauce should thicken to coat the back of a spoon. Keep hot and set aside.

Pea Sprouts Salad: In a mixing bowl, add fish sauce, chili flakes, honey and lime segments. Mix well until a chunky dressing has formed. Add pea sprouts, bean sprouts and carrots and mix until sprouts are well coated. Pineapple: On a hot seasoned grill, grill pineapple slices. Beef: Remove marinated beef from the refrigerator and drain all of the liquid. Grill beef until desired temperature. To Serve: Place a bed of brown rice in the center of four plates. Top rice with a pineapple ring, grilled beef slices and another pineapple ring. Top pineapple ring with pea sprout salad and surround rice with soy sake ginger sauce.