Son Of A Son Of A Bitch Stew

Augustine rightly said, 'Fear is the response of the human heart when its one thing is threatened.' God has blessed all of our lives with many good things. We are to enjoy them and acknowledge God in gratitude, but we dare not make these good things our 'one thing', for in doing so, they become idols in our hearts. Like Augustine said, when we foolishly make these good things our one thing, fear will result when they are threatened. As a matter of fact, fear, worry, and anxiety are a good indication that we have created idols and feel in danger of losing them. Therefore, Christ's goal is to pull our heart away from these false gods and place our heart on the true God. Do you remember how Jesus praised Mary over Martha? Why? Because she chose God as her one thing. 'But the Lord answered and said to her, ';Martha, Martha, you are worried and bothered about so many things [and they were good things!]; but only one thing is necessary, for Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her ';' (Lk. 10:41-42). So when God is our one thing, we never need to fear because our one thing is never threatened nor will He ever be removed from our presence.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables	Dutch	Meats, Stews, Vegetables	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	lb	Boneless beef stew meat
		fat trimmed
2		Large onions, chopped
2		Cloves garlic, minced
1	T	Worcestershire sauce
1/3	c	Dry red wine
1/3	c	All purpose flour
2	T	Sugar
1	t	Dried thyme
1/4	t	Black pepper
1	qt	Regular strength beef broth
1		Bottle or can, 12 oz beer
2		Large russet potatoes
		peeled and cut into 1
		1/2"
		chunks
4		Large carrots, sliced 1/2"
		thick
2	c	Coarsley chopped cabbage
1	c	Coarsley chopped celery
2		Dried bay leaves
		Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

In a 6-8 quart pan or Dutch oven, combine beef, onions, garlic and
Worcestershire. Cover and cook over medium-high heat for 30 minutes.
Uncover and stir often until liquid evaporates and it's residue turns
dark brown. Add wine and stir to release browned bits. Smoothly mix
flour, sugar, thyme and pepper with one cup of the broth. Add to beef
along with the remaining broth. Add beer, potatoes, carrots, cabbage,
celery and bay. Adjust heat to maintain a simmer. Cover and simmer
until meat is very tender when pierced. Season to taste with salt.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1068 Calories From Fat: 638 Total Fat: 70.6g Cholesterol: 212mg Sodium: 262.6mg Potassium: 1297.9mg Carbohydrates: 43.1g Fiber: 4.8g Sugar: 9.9g Protein: 57.1g