Name: Eggplant with Hot Garlic Sauce
Ingredients: 4 -(up to); 6 Chinese or Japanese eggplants (these are long and slender-HFSS or Chinese groceries will have them); 1 ts Chopped fresh ginger; 1 tb Chopped fresh garlic (i use 4-6 cloves; as I really like garlic); 1 tb Hot bean paste (available from Chinese groceries-check label to make sure it has no added oil-most don't); 2 tb Soysauce (adjust down for sodium restriction); 1 ts Sugar (or sucanat); 1 ts Salt (again; adjust for low sodium version); 1/2 c Soup stock or water; 1 tb Chopped green onion

Though God owes us no explanation, one or all of the following possible objectives may help us understand “why” God decrees such fear-producing events (in nature) – (see Psalm 135:6-7; Lamentations 3:38): 1. God is recognized as powerful and not to be trifled with. God often asserted that cataclysmic events were done to display His power to men (Exodus 9:14-16; 14:31). 2. Society is warned of the greatest calamity, eternal judgment. A physical disaster is nothing compared with eternal damnation. A hurricane is an announcement: “If you don’t repent, worse than this is coming” (Luke 13:1-5). 3. Some people are deservedly punished for their rebellion. The Bible states that “the wrath of God is revealed [lit. is being revealed] from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men” (Romans 1:18). That means now. Hurricanes are just one of the ways that might happen (Psalm 7:11-13). 4. Some true believers are tested or disciplined and made stronger in their faith. The same storm that judges a non-believing man may be the crucible of testing and/or chastisement for a true Christian, and will toughen and purify him for the future (James 1:2-3; Hebrews 12:5-11). 5. Believers may be taken to heaven; and some enemies of God may be removed from the earth. This is a reality that is hard to accept, but nonetheless true. The Bible says that our days are ordained by God even before one of them is lived (Psalm 139:16). He also promises that many rebellious people will face a calamitous end (Psalm 73:18-19). 6. The godly are given an opportunity to love sacrificially. Because of the nature of the true believer, you will always find Christians among those on the scene helping to relieve the distress (1 John 3:17; Galatians 6:10). Their love may point many to Christ.

Jim Elliff

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Eggs, Grains	Vegetarian	Vegetable	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		-(up to)
6		Chinese or Japanese eggplants (these are long and slender-HFSS or Chinese groceries will have them)
1	ts	Chopped fresh ginger
1	tb	Chopped fresh garlic (i use 4-6 cloves; as I really like garlic)
1	tb	Hot bean paste (available from Chinese groceries-check label to make sure it has no added oil-most don't)
2	tb	Soysauce (adjust down for sodium restriction)
1	ts	Sugar (or sucanat)
1	ts	Salt (again; adjust for low sodium version)
1/2	c	Soup stock or water
1	tb	Chopped green onion

INSTRUCTIONS

From: jayne@ejv.com (Jayne Spielman)   Date: Tue, 6 Feb 96 12:16:00 EST
Cut eggplant into finger sized pieces-cut lengthwise, then into quarters
etc.  Saute with some water in a non-stick pan/wok, until soft.  When soft,
remove from pan.
On low heat, cook garlic, ginger, and hot bean paste for a minute, then
add salt, sugar, soysauce and stock/water.
Return eggplant to the pan and cook for about five minutes until garlic is
soft and a sauce forms.  If sauce is too thin, thicken with 1 tsp corn
starch mixed with 2 tsp water. Serve over white/brown rice.
FATFREE DIGEST V96 #37
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