Star Anise Beef-rice Noodle Soup

A. Scriptures about God’s effecting conception: Gen. 29:31 – “the Lord opened her (Leah’s) womb” Gen. 30:22 – “God opened her (Rachel's) womb” Judges 13:3-5 – “committed to God from the womb” Ruth 4:13 – “the Lord gave her conception” Luke 1:15 – “filled with Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb” B. Scriptures about God's involvement in forming unborn: Job 10:8-12 – “God knit me together with bones and sinews and granted me life” Psalm 127:3 – “the fruit of the womb is a reward” Psalm 139:13-16 – “God weaved me in my mother's womb” Eccl. 11:5 – “bones are formed in the womb of the pregnant woman” Isa. 49:1,5 – “the Lord called Me from the womb...formed Me from the womb” Jere. 1:5 – “before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I consecrated you” Luke 1:15 – “filled with Holy Spirit while yet in his mother’s womb” Luke 1:39-44 – “the baby leaped in my womb for joy” Gal. 1:15 – “set me apart from my mother's womb, and called me through grace” C. Scriptures to consider about alleged “sacredness” or “sanctity” of human life: Gen. 1:26,27 – “God said, ‘Let us make man in our image’” Psalm 8:3-8 – “God made man a little lower than God” D. Scriptures to consider if abortion is murder: Gen. 9:6 – “whoever sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed” Exod. 20:13 – “you shall not murder” Exod. 23:7 – “do not kill the innocent or the righteous” Prov. 6:17 – “God hates hands that kill innocent blood” Amos 1:13,14 – “God punished those who ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead” I Peter 4:15 – “do not let any of you suffer as a murderer”

James Fowler

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Seafood, Grains	Vietnamese	Soups	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		1-in chunks fresh ginger
3		Shallots, unpeeled
1		Onion, unpeeled
2 1/2	qt	Water
1 1/2	lb	Oxtails
		chopped into sections
1	lb	Beef shank
2		Whole star anise
1		Cinnamon stick
3		Whole cloves
1/4	c	Vietnamese fish sauce
		nuoc mam-
1	t	Salt, or to taste
1/2	lb	Flat rice-stick noodles
		soaked in water
		for 20 minutes
6	oz	Sirloin steak
		trimmed of fat & sliced
		into paper-thin slices
1		Onion, sliced thin
2	c	Bean sprouts
1/4	c	Fresh coriander leaves
		coarsely chopped
2		Green onions
		cut into 2-in-long
		thin julienne slices
1		Lime, sliced into 8 wedges
2		Red chiles, thinly sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

PUT GINGER, SHALLOTS AND ONION on a baking sheet; place under a hot
broiler until charred. In a stock pot, bring the water, oxtails and
beef shank to a boil. Thoroughly skim and discard the scum from the
surface of the stock. Drop the charred ingredients, star anise,
cinnamon stick and cloves into pot, reduce to low heat; simmer for 2
hours. Remove the meat. Remove and shred the meat from the shank and
reserve. Return the bone to the simmering stock. Simmer 1 hour  longer.
When soup is done, remove and discard bones. Strain and  degrease
stock; add fish sauce and salt. Keep warm. In a separate  pot, bring 3
quarts water to a boil. Drain noodles and add to boiling  water; cook
for 1 minute. Drain in a colander. Divide noodles among 8  soup bowls
(about 1-to-2-cup-size bowls). Divide and top each bowl of  noodles
with shredded cooked beef, the raw sirloin steak slices,  onion slices
and bean sprouts. Ladle about 1 1/4 cups hot soup stock  (this will
cook the beef) to cover the noodles and beef, top with  fresh coriander
and green onions. Serve with squeeze of lime and  chiles.  From
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 346 Calories From Fat: 105 Total Fat: 11.9g Cholesterol: 48.3mg Sodium: 470.4mg Potassium: 1036.4mg Carbohydrates: 41.4g Fiber: 8.5g Sugar: 2.3g Protein: 25.5g