Stir-fried Pork With Vermicelli

The idea of being on fire for Christ will strike some people as dangerous emotionalism. 'Surely,' they will say, 'We are not meant to go to extremes? You are not asking us to become hot-gospel fanatics?' Well, wait a minute. It depends what you mean. If by 'fanaticism' you really mean 'wholeheartedness,' then Christianity is a fanatical religion and every Christian should be a fanatic. But fanaticism is not wholeheartedness, nor is wholeheartedness fanaticism. Fanaticism is an unreasoning and unintelligent wholeheartedness. It is the running away of the heart with the head. At the end of a statement prepared for a conference on science, philosophy and religion at Princeton University in 1940 came these words: 'Commitment without reflection is fanaticism in action; but reflection without commitment is the paralysis of all action.' What Jesus Christ desires and deserves is the reflection which leads to commitment and the commitment which is born of reflection. This is the meaning of wholeheartedness, of being aflame for God.

John Stott

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese	Meat	4	Servings

INGREDIENTS

4		Dried black mushrooms
1/4	lb	Vermicelli
1/2	lb	Lean pork
1	T	Cornstarch
1	T	Soy sauce
1	T	Sherry
1	c	Celery
1		Or
2		Fresh ginger root
2		Scallions
2		up to
3	T	Oil
1/2	t	Salt
1/2	c	Stock

INSTRUCTIONS

Separately soak dried mushrooms and peastarch noodles (vermicelli).
Slred pork or cut in strips. Combine cornstarch, soy sauce and  sherry;
then add to pork and toss to coat. Shred celery, ginger root  and
soaked mushrooms. Cut scallions in 2-inch sections; cut  vermicelli in
2-inch lengths. Heat oil. Add salt, then ginger root,  and stir-fry a
few times. Add pork and stir-fry  until it loses its  pinkness. Add
mushrooms and celery. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more.  Stir in and leat
stock quickly; then cook, covered, 2 minutes over  medium heat. Stir in
vermicelli to leat through and blend flavors  (about 2 minutes). Then
stir in scallions and serve.  VARIATIONS: For the pork, substitute
crabmeat; stir-fry in step 4  only to heat through.  In step 5, add 1
cup Chinese cabbage stems, shredded.  After step 5, add the vermicelli
and stir-fry 1 minute. Then add the  stock and simmer, covered, 3 to 4
minutes. Stir in the scallions and  serve.  From <The Thousand Recipe
Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4.  Downloaded from Glen's MM
Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

A Message from our Provider:

“Our hopelessness and our helplessness are no barrier to (God’s) work. Indeed our utter incapacity is often the prop He delights to use for His next act… We are facing one of the principles of Yahweh’s modus operandi. When His people are without strength, without resources, without hope, without human gimmicks – then He loves to stretch forth His hand from heaven. Once we see where God often begins we will understand how we may be encouraged. #Ralph Davis”

Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 425 Calories From Fat: 159 Total Fat: 17.9g Cholesterol: 39.3mg Sodium: 2053.5mg Potassium: 527.3mg Carbohydrates: 42.3g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 1.5g Protein: 21.8g