Name: Beef Stew with Capers and Olives
Ingredients: 1/3 c Currants, dried; 1/4 c Vegetable oil; 1 c Onions, chopped; 1 tb Garlic, mined; 1 c Green pepper, chopped; 1/3 c Stuffed green olives; 3 1/2 c Capers, drained; 3 tb White vinegar; 1/4 ts Cinnamon; 1/4 ts Ground cloves; 1 Bayleaf; Tabasco sauce; 2 lb Ground round or chuck; 3 c Tomatoes, peeled and chopped

Man is like a tree. His heart, not his will alone, is the root. There is no possible way by which the will can choose to produce fruit contrary to the character of the root. If the root is bad, the tree is bound by its very nature to produce evil fruit. Man is like a person standing alongside his treasure chest. There is no possibility of bringing pure gold out of a box filled only with rusty steel. The contents of the heart determine what words and deeds may be brought out. Far from being neutral, the will must reach into the heart for its choices. Every thought, word and deed will partake of the nature of the treasure within. Man is like a stream which cannot rise above its source. If the fountain is polluted, the outflow will be evil. If the source be sweet, the stream will not be bitter and cannot choose to be so. These three illustrations alike contain the same lesson. What a man is determines what he chooses. Choices of the will always reveal the character of the heart, because the heart determines the choices.

Walter Chantry

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Vegetables		Beef, Vegetables, From cook4u, Meats	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/3	c	Currants, dried
1/4	c	Vegetable oil
1	c	Onions, chopped
1	tb	Garlic, mined
1	c	Green pepper, chopped
1/3	c	Stuffed green olives
3 1/2	c	Capers, drained
3	tb	White vinegar
1/4	ts	Cinnamon
1/4	ts	Ground cloves
1		Bayleaf
		Tabasco sauce
2	lb	Ground round or chuck
3	c	Tomatoes, peeled and chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Place the currants in a bowl and cover with warm water. Set aside to
soak. 2. Meanwhile, heat half the oil in a kettle and add the onion.,
garlic and green pepper. Cook, stirring, until wilted. Add the olives,
capers, vinegar, cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and tabasco sauce to taste.
Cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 min. 3. While the vegetable mixture
is cooking, heat the remaining oil in a skillet and add the meat. Cook,
breaking up the meat with the side of a metal spoon to prevent lumps, until
the meat loses its red color. 4. Add the meat to the vegetable mixture and
stir to blend. 5. Drain the currants and add them. 6. Add the tomatoes.
Cook, stirring often, about 45 min. Skim off the fat as it rises to the
surface during cooking. 7. Serve hot with freshly cooked rice.
This dish: Picadillo
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