Persian Wishing Well Soup

Why is salvation all of God’s grace and not based in any part on our own works? 1. Because you and I have sin that God will never accept in His holy presence. 2. Because the standard of righteousness required is God Himself. 3. Because, Ephesians 2:9, God does not want us to boast, but rather saves us, “So that in the ages to come He might show the surpassing riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus” (Ephesians 2:7). 4. Because a love relationship is never based on the works one gives another. 5. Because we will forever wonder if we did enough good deeds. 6. And because if we could save ourselves based on our works, there would have been no reason to send Jesus Christ.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Vegetables, Meats, Grains	Jewish		8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	T	Vegetable oil
1		Onion, chopped
1/4	t	Turmeric
1/4	t	Ground cinnamon
1/2	c	Rice
1/4	lb	Dried apricots, cut into
		thin strips
1/2	c	Chopped fresh Parsley
8	c	Chicken stock or water
1	c	Cooked chick peas
		Salt and pepper
1/4	c	Fresh mint leaves
1/2	lb	Ground lamb
1/2	c	Pine nuts, toasted
1/2		Onion, chopped
1/2	t	Ground cinnamon
1/4	t	Salt
1/4	t	Freshly ground pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Source: A Good Day for Soup by: J. Ferrary And Louise Fiszer  To make
the lamb balls, mix all ingredients until well combined. Form  into
walnut sized balls and set aside.  To make the soup, in a large pot,
heat oil over medium heat. Lower  heat and cook onion over low heat
until golden , about 6 minutes.  Stir in turmeric, cinnamon and rice.
Cook rice until transluscent,  about 3 minutes. Add apricots, parsley
and stock. Bring to a boil and  add lamb balls. Reduce heat and simmer
about 20 minutes. Add chick  peas and cook another 5 minutes. Taste for
salt and pepper. Serve  garnished with mint leaves.  Posted to
JEWISH-FOOD digest V97 #024 by alotzkar@direct.ca (Al) on  Jan 21,
1997.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 229 Calories From Fat: 107 Total Fat: 13.6g Cholesterol: 19mg Sodium: 184.5mg Potassium: 510.3mg Carbohydrates: 25.9g Fiber: 3.4g Sugar: 8.9g Protein: 8.8g