Tea Smoked Quail With Baby Lettuce And An Asian Dressing

The Hebrew word translated wine in Genesis 14:18 is “yayin.” This word is used over 130 times in the Hebrew Bible to mean fermented wine, not grape juice. Alcohol is advised for medicinal purposes. Paul told Timothy, “No longer drink water exclusively, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments” (cf. Pro. 31:6; Mk. 15:23; Lk. 10:34). Wine was used in the Old Testament ceremonies of worship (Ex. 29:40; Lev. 23:13; Num. 15:5). Wine is described positively in the Bible (Gen. 27:28; Psm. 104:15; Psm. 104:14-15; Pro. 3:10; Ecc. 9:7; Jo. 2:24). Water needed to be purified in the biblical times so wine was added to it. And although the alcohol content was less than today, it was still considered wine and still commonly consumed by the people. I believe Jesus drank this wine (Mt. 11:18-19), made a better wine during His first miracle at Cana (John 2:1-11) and used wine when He instituted the Lord’s Supper (Mt. 26:29). Yes, people like Daniel (Dan. 1:8) made a choice to abstain. Others like the Nazirites (Num. 6:3; Lk. 1:5) and the Levites (Lev. 10:9) were commanded to go without alcohol. Kings are advised to avoid it (Pr. 31:4-5). Yet I do not believe Scripture necessarily forbids a Christian from drinking alcohol. Consuming alcohol may be a sin. But I believe to declare that drinking alcohol is always a sin is a legalistic addition and should be avoided. We are free to abstain from alcohol. I personally think that’s the best position. But we are not free to condemn those who choose to drink in moderation as being either sinful or less spiritual.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains	Asian	Superchefs	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

200	g	Jasmine tea, 7 oz
200	g	Brown sugar, 7 oz
1		200 gram lon grain rice, 7
		oz
3		Quails
		Sesame oil
3		Hand baby lettuce leaves
1		Small thin asparagus

INSTRUCTIONS

Rub each quail with a little sesame oil and put on a rack that will
fit in a wok with a lid. Cut out a small circle of aluminuim foil
about 20cm in diameter. Scrunch the sides until you have a container
about 12 cm diameter. Put the tea smoking mixture in the container  and
place it in the bottom of the wok. Turn up the heat to full and  once
the tea starts smoking add the rack and place the quail on top.  Cover
with the lid and leave the heat on for 5 minutes.  Remove the wok from
the heat and don't lift the lid. Allow the wok to  cool and the smoke
to slowly dissipate. Once cool remove the quail  and place in a pre
heated oven for 2-3 minutes. Rest in a warm place.  Blanche the
asparagus in boiling salted water and immediately plunge  into iced
cold water. Cut into 1 inch pieces. Combine with the  lettuce or mixed
leaves. Toss with dressing.  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 965 Calories From Fat: 4 Total Fat: <1g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 57.6mg Potassium: 321.3mg Carbohydrates: 240.7g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 194.1g Protein: 4.5g