Chilli Con Carne (without Beans)

I was weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart, when I heard the voice of children from a neighboring house chanting, “Take up and read; take up and read.” I could not remember ever having heard the like, so checking the torrent of my tears, I arose, interpreting it to be no other than a command from God to open the book and read the first chapter I should find. Eagerly then I returned to the place where I had laid the volume of the apostle. I seized, opened, and in silence read that section on which my eyes first fell: “Not in revelry and drunkenness, not in licentiousness and lewdness, not is strife and envy; but put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.” No further would I read, nor did I need to. For instantly at the end of this sentence, it seemed as if a light of serenity infused into my heart and all the darkness of doubt vanished away.

Augustine

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	kg	Beef chuck cut into
		small 1cm cubes
2		Onions, finely chopped
2		Celery stalks
		finely chopped
2		Garlic cloves
		finely chopped
2	T	Finely chopped ginger
1	t	Ground cumin
1	T	Oregano
1/4	t	Cayenne pepper
2		Dried ancho peppers, stemmed
		seeded and quartered
2		Jalapeno peppers, stemmed
		seeded and chopped
1/4	t	Black pepper
1	T	Flour
14	oz	Can diced tomatoes
		with the juice
1		Bay leaf
1 1/2	t	Salt
1/2	t	Grated orange zest

INSTRUCTIONS

Put in a small sauce pan the acho peppers with 2 cups of water and
boil the liquid for five minutes. Turn off the heat and let soften  for
five minutes.  Tranfer the chilies to a blender with 1/2 cup of the
soaking liquid.  Keep the remaining liquid. Add the jalapeno peppers
and puree the  chilies until smooth. Strain the puree through a sieve
into the  reserved soaking liquid, pressing the solids through with a
spoon.  Heat about 1 Tbsp of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
Add part  of the beef cubes and brown them all over, about 8 minutes.
Transfer  the cubes into a pot. Repeat with the rest of the cubes,
adding oil  if needed.  Add 1/2 Tbsp of oil to the skillet and cook the
onions, celery and  garlic. Saute the vegetables for 5 minutes stirring
frequently. Stir  in the ginger, cumin, oregano, cayenne pepper, black
pepper and cook  for one minute. Add the flour and cook one more
minute, stirring  constantly. Transfer the mixture to the pot with the
meat.  Pour the reserved chili mixture (or just the chopped jalapenos)
with  2 cups of water into the pot. Stir in the tomatoes and the juice
of  the can along with the bay leaf, salt and orange zest.  Cook the
mixture uncover, over very low heat until the meat is  tender: 2 1/2 to
3 hours. Do not allow to boil. You may add 1/2 cup  of water at the
time if it becomes too tick.  enjoy!  Serge Demers Posted by Demers
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 4464 Calories From Fat: 3099 Total Fat: 343.5g Cholesterol: 1030mg Sodium: 4778.9mg Potassium: 3974.5mg Carbohydrates: 67.5g Fiber: 14.6g Sugar: 27g Protein: 264.7g

Here we commemorate the greatest and deepest demonstration of true love the world has ever known. For God looked down upon sorrowing, struggling, sinning humanity and was moved with compassion for the contrary, sheep-like creatures He had made. In spite of the tremendous personal cost it would entail to Himself to deliver them from their dilemma He chose deliberately to descend and live amongst them that He might deliver them. This meant laying aside His splendor, His position, His prerogatives as the perfect and faultless One. He knew He would be exposed to terrible privation, to ridicule, to false accusations, to rumor, gossip and malicious charges that branded Him as a glutton, drunkard, friend of sinners and even an imposter. It entailed losing His reputation. It would involve physical suffering, mental anguish and spiritual agony. In short, His coming to earth as the Christ, as Jesus of Nazareth, was a straightforward case of utter self-sacrifice that culminated in the cross of Calvary. The laid-down life, the poured-out blood were the supreme symbols of total selflessness. This was love. This was God. This was divinity in action, delivering men from their own utter selfishness, their own stupidity, their own suicidal instincts as lost sheep unable to help themselves.

Phillip Keller