Name: Lamb Chili
Ingredients: 2 lb Lamb; trimmed of fat & cut into 1/4-inch dice; 3 tb Olive oil; 1 Yellow onion; diced; 4 Cloves garlic; crushed; 2 tb Plain chili powder or more; to taste; 1 tb Whole cumin seeds; 1 ts Whole oregano leaves; 2 Jalapeno peppers; seeded and chopped; 2 Sweet bell peppers; seeded and chopped; 3 Ripe tomatoes; diced; 1 cn (8-oz) tomato sauce; 1 tb Worcestershire sauce; 1 lb Dried kidney beans; soaked and cooked (see "Texas Chili" recipe)

If your brother sins — chapter-and-verse disobedience to the Bible — and the sin is against you, rebuke him. Not a demeaning humiliation. Just sit down with him and say, “Brother, here in [biblical text], God says... But last Tuesday, you and I were in that meeting and, as I recall, you said/did... Brother, I can’t see how that behavior lines up with this verse. How do you see it?” No vague generalities, but verifiable facts, clearly addressed by the Bible. We need to have the freedom to rebuke one another’s sinful and foolish behavior. But let’s be gentle and respectful. Let’s offer the brother an opportunity to explain himself. After all, there might be more to it than one realizes. And let’s avoid the verb “to be” (“You are...”) or “always” and “never” (“You always/never...”). Those categories are too absolute to be fair. They blast the brother to smithereens, with no dignity left.

Ray Ortlund

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Grains	Dutch	Meat	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Lamb; trimmed of fat & cut into 1/4-inch dice
3	tb	Olive oil
1		Yellow onion; diced
4		Cloves garlic; crushed
2	tb	Plain chili powder or more; to taste
1	tb	Whole cumin seeds
1	ts	Whole oregano leaves
2		Jalapeno peppers; seeded and chopped
2		Sweet bell peppers; seeded and chopped
3		Ripe tomatoes; diced
1	cn	(8-oz) tomato sauce
1	tb	Worcestershire sauce
1	lb	Dried kidney beans; soaked and cooked (see "Texas Chili" recipe)

INSTRUCTIONS

SERVES 4-6
There is a very fine young chef by the name of Jimmy Schmidt, who owns a
restaurant in Denver called The Rattlesnake Club. (Lord, only in Denver!)
He is very skilled and recently served me a chili made with lamb. This is
not his recipe, it is mine. But he is certainly the inspiration. You must
go to his restaurant.
In a large Dutch oven brown the lamb in the olive oil, along with the
onion, garlic, chili powder, and cumin seeds. When the meat is browned and
the onion clear, add the remaining ingredients, including the cooked beans.
You may need to add a bit of water to cover everything. Cover and simmer
for 1-1/2 hours, watching that the dish does not dry out.
At The Rattlesnake Club they serve lamb chili topped with avocado and
papaya chunks, along with a dollop of soft goat cheese. Don't ask me. I
couldn't figure it out either! But, Lamb Chili is a wonderful dish.
INCLUDES OVERNIGHT SOAKING OF
BEANS
From <The Frugal Gourmet Cooks American>.  Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe
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