Shabu Shabu With Dipping Sauces

When I speak of “means,” I have in view Bible-reading, private prayer, regular attendance on public worship, regular hearing of God’s Word, and regular reception of the Lord’s Supper. I lay it down as a simple matter of fact, that no one who is careless about such things must ever expect to make much progress in sanctification. I can find no record of any eminent saint who ever neglected them. They are appointed channels through which the Holy Spirit conveys fresh supplies of grace to the soul, and strengthens the work which He has begun in the inward man. Let men call this legal doctrine if they please, but I will never shrink from declaring my belief that there are no “spiritual gains without pains”… Our God is a God who works by means, and He will never bless the soul of that man who pretends to be so high and spiritual that he can get on without them.

J.C. Ryle

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Niger		4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2	lb	Prime quality beef, sliced
		paper thin about 8" by
		3"
12		Shiitake mushrooms
6		Green onions
1/4	lb	Spinach, washed and cut
1		Ten oz block tofu, cut into
		cubes
1/2	lb	Whole canned bamboo shoots
		washed & cut in 1/4"
		slices
2	qt	Basic dashi, see recipe OR
		light beef stock
		Dipping sauce #1, see recipe
		Dipping sauce #2, see recipe

INSTRUCTIONS

Wipe & trim mushrooms & cut a crisscross pattern on the caps with a
knife. Slice scallions diagonally into 2" lengths. Arrange the meat
attractively on a round platter, so that each slice can be easily
picked up with chopsticks or a fondue fork. Arrange vegetables on a
second platter.  Fill a hot pot or nabe pot 2/3 full of dashi set on a
burner on the  table. Each diner picks up a piece of meat from the
serving platter  and swishes it around in the simmering broth until the
red meat  becomes pink, or cooked to the degree desired. Diners may
alternate  between meat and vegetables. The tofu breaks easily, so be
careful  when adding it to the pot. Diners eat from the pot, dipping
the food  into the dipping sauces which are placed in individual cups
at each  person's place.  Yield: 4 servings TAMALES WORLD TOUR SHOW
#WT1A02  Recipe by: Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken  Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #807 by Holly Butman  <butma001@acpub.duke.edu> on
Sep 25, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 44 Calories From Fat: 5 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 97.4mg Potassium: 263mg Carbohydrates: 9.2g Fiber: 2.9g Sugar: 1.6g Protein: 2.9g

Remember that the man who truly repents is never satisfied with his own repentance. We can no more repent perfectly than we can live perfectly. However pure our tears, there will always be some dirt in them; there will be something to be repented of even in our best repentance. But listen! To repent is to change your mind about sin, and Christ, and all the great things of God. There is sorrow implied in this; but the main point is the turning of the heart from sin to Christ. If there be this turning, you have the essence of true repentance, even though no alarm and no despair should ever cast their shadow upon your mind.

C.H. Spurgeon