Saltsa Kima (greek Meat Sauce)

What is the worst the opposition can do? Kill you – though doubtless that will occur, at least for now, in this country. But even if that were case, the Scripture strips away that excuse citing that death for the Christian is the greatest event possible because only death has the ability to break the seal and usher you into inexpressible glory. Could the problem be that we simply have a too great a fascination with the things going on here and not enough desire to spend eternity with Christ? If we really “prefer” to be “home with the Lord” (2 Cor. 5:8), intimate, personal, visible communion with Christ that far exceeds our communion with Christ here (Heb. 11:10, 13), then we must be “absent from the body” (2 Cor. 5:8). In other words, we must die. Therefore death from that perspective doesn’t sound so bad. Only death can release me from “absent from the Lord” to be “home with the Lord.” So the worst the enemy can do is send me to paradise!

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Greek	Greek, Sauces	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

		Karen Mintzias
1		Onion, chopped fine
3	T	Butter
1	lb	Lean ground beef
1		Garlic clove
1/2	c	Dry red wine
1	lb	Canned, peeled tomatoes*
2	T	Tomato paste
1/2	t	Granulated paste
1		Stick cinnamon
1		Bay leaf
		Salt & Pepper
4	T	Chopped parsley
1		Sprig basil or 1/2 t dried

INSTRUCTIONS

Note: Tomatoes should be drained and chopped. In a heavy saucepan  cook
the onion in a little water over medium heat until softened,  then add
the fat and cook the onion until translucent. Combine the  ground beef
with the onion, mashing with a fork and stirring until  the raw color
disappears. Add the garlic and wine, then cover and  simmer for 5
minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, the tomato paste, sugar,  cinnamon
stick, bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste, then simmer,  covered, for
30 minutes longer. Add the parsley and basil during the  last 10 to 15
minutes. Cook uncovered for the last few minutes, to  allow excess
liquid to evaporate; the sauce should be thick.  Remove  the cinnamon
stick before serving. Makes 4 cups. From "The Food of  Greece" by Vilma
Liacouras Chantiles.  Typed for you by Karen Mintzias  From Gemini's
MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 445 Calories From Fat: 298 Total Fat: 32.7g Cholesterol: 107.9mg Sodium: 319mg Potassium: 914.7mg Carbohydrates: 14.4g Fiber: 5.9g Sugar: 5.2g Protein: 24g