Catfish Barbacoa With Country Slaw

The aesthetic experience of God, the encounter of the human soul with divine beauty, is more than merely enjoyable, it is profoundly transforming. There is within it the power to persuade and to convince the inquiring mind of truth. This may well be the Spirit’s greatest catalyst for change. Paul alluded to this in 2 Corinthians 3:18 when he said, “We all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being changed into His likeness from one degree of glory to another.” The point is that what we see is what we be! We do not simply behold beauty: beauty takes hold of us and challenges the allegiance of our hearts. Beauty calls us to reshape our lives and exposes the shabbiness of our conduct. It awakens us to the reality of a transcendent Being to whose likeness of beauty we are being called and conformed by His gracious initiative. Beauty has the power to dislodge from our hearts the grip of moral and spiritual ugliness. The soul’s engagement with beauty elicits love and forges in us a new affection that no earthly power can overcome.

Sam Storms

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood	Chinese	Dujour10	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 3/4	lb	Codfish fillets, cut into 4
		pieces
		Tomato puree, Â¥
1/4	c	Rice vinegar
2	T	Soy sauce
2	T	Toasted sesame oil
2	T	Molasses
1/4	t	Chinese chili oil
1/2		Onion, sliced
2		Garlic cloves, chopped
1/2	t	Chopped ginger
1/2	t	Chopped fresh thyme, plus
		extra for
		garnish
		Salt and pepper
1/2		Head green cabbage, cored
		and cut into
		1-inch pieces
4		Plum tomatoes, chopped into
		1-inch
		pieces
1/2	c	Mayonnaise
2	T	Lemon juice
2	T	Slivered roasted almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

In a food processor combine tomato puree, rice vinegar, soy sauce,
sesame oil, molasses, chili oil, onion, garlic, ginger and thyme.
Process until smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pout
catfish in a glass baking dish and pour marinade mixture over. Turn
fillets several times to coat. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours.
Make slaw: Toss cabbage and tomatoes in a serving bowl. Combine
mayonnaise and lemon juice and pour over vegetables, tossing to mix
well. Sprinkle with almonds and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.  Preheat a grill. Grill fish, basting a
few times with reserved  marinade, 3 minutes per side until charred on
the outside and juicy  inside. To serve, spoon slaw on 4 dinner plates,
top with cod and  garnish with thyme sprigs.  Yield: 4 Servings  Busted
and entered for you by: Bill Webster CHEF DU JOUR SHOW #DJ9081  LARRY
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A Message from our Provider:

“Gratitude is our ability to see the grace of GOD, morning by morning, no matter what else greets us in the course of the day.”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 8013 Calories From Fat: 179 Total Fat: 20.5g Cholesterol: 7.6mg Sodium: 737.9mg Potassium: 4245.6mg Carbohydrates: 401.4g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 369.7g Protein: 3.5g

Why do soldiers first experience boot camp? Because they need to be taught how to push their body, overcome the desire to quit and grow beyond the pain. The mind way too often gives in before the body gives out. Likewise, why did the Apostle Paul say, “I discipline my body and make it my slave” (1 Cor. 9:27). The Christian life is not about listening to our bodies and giving into its desires (gluttony, drunkenness, slothfulness, sexual immorality), but rather mastering our bodies and making the body a slave to a biblically controlled mind. This is the difference between being controlled by the flesh or being led by the Spirit (Gal. 5). Exercise, in order to be effective, pushes the body beyond its comfort zone. Diets push the body beyond its comfort zone. These make the body your slave and no longer your master. These produce discipline. And coming full circle, discipline is essential for us to mortify sin (cf. 1 Pet. 4:1-2).

Randy Smith