Achiote Chicken And Cilantro Dumplings

Our local deity is not Jesus. He goes by the name Jesus. But in reality, our local deity is Jesus Jr. Our little Jesus is popular because he is useful. He makes us feel better while conveniently fitting into the margins of our busy lives. But he is not terrifying or compelling or thrilling. When we hear the gospel of Jesus Jr., our casual response is “Yeah, that’s what I believe.” Jesus Jr. does not confront us, surprise us, stun us. He looks down on us with a benign, all-approving grin. He tells us how wonderful we really are, how entitled we really are, how wounded we really are, and it feels good. Jesus Jr. appeals to the flesh. He does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him. He is not able to understand them, much less impart them, because Jesus Jr. is the magnification of Self, the idealization of Self, the absolutization of Self turning around and validating Self, flattering Self, reinforcing Self. Jesus Jr. does not change us, because he is a projection of us.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains, Eggs, Dairy		Poultry	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	lb	Boneless skinless chicken
		breasts cut into cubes
1/4	c	Achiote paste
1/4	c	Freshsqueezed orange juice
2	T	Butter
2		Carrots, sliced
2		Celery stalks, sliced
2		JalapeZos, split lengthwise
		seeded sliced
6	c	Chicken stock
1 1/2	c	All purpose flour
1	T	Baking powder
3/4	t	Salt
2		Eggs
1/2	c	Milk, about
1		Cilantro leaves, chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place in medium bowl. Puree
Achiote paste with orange juice in blender. Add to chicken. Toss to
coat. Set aside.  Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat. Add
carrots and  celery and sautJ 5 minutes. Add chicken and jalapeZo and
sautJ 3 to 5  minutes. Gradually whisk in stock. Simmer until slightly
thickened.  Combine flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl. Whisk
eggs in  glass measuring cup. Add enough milk to measure 3/4 cup. Add
chopped  cilantro. Whisk to blend. Add to dry ingredients and stir
until  blended. Drop dumpling mixture by rounded tablespoonfuls into
bowl of  iced water. Using slotted spoon, transfer to chicken mixture.
Add  enough dumplings to cover top of stew. Cover and simmer until
dumplings are firm to touch, turning occasionally, about 12 minutes.
Ladle chicken and dumplings into bowls.  Yield: 4 servings Posted to
recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 656 by  "Diane Geary."
<diane@keyway.net> on Jan 31, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 2337 Calories From Fat: 625 Total Fat: 69.5g Cholesterol: 778.4mg Sodium: 7298.5mg Potassium: 4053.7mg Carbohydrates: 224.2g Fiber: 11.1g Sugar: 40.4g Protein: 190.5g