Thursday, April 01, 2010

Always Enough


In a dry and weary land
LORD You are the rain
In a sea of shattered ones
Your love comes rushing in

You hold the world within Your hands
And see each tear that falls
Through every fire and every storm
You're Always Enough
Always Enough

Your love is peace to the broken
Faith for the widow
Hope for the orphan
Strength for the weak

Your love is the anthem of nations
Rings out through the ages
And You're Always Enough for me
You keep my heart in perfect peace
My life is in Your hands
When confusion hides my way
You're Always Enough
Always Enough

I rejoice for my for my Savior reigns
I rejoice for He lives in me
God on high, He has set me free
Worthy is the LORD

I rejoice for my for my Savior reigns
I rejoice for He lives in me
God on high, He has set me free
Worthy is the LORD

In a dry and weary land
LORD You are the rain

Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...

Nikujaga (steamed meat/potatoes)

I made this for dinner. I know it doesn't look great - but YUM. This is another recipe from my friend, Kim, though it's not on her blog. She told me the rule of thumb for me doubling recipes would be to triple the meat and such, but only double the sauce. That's what I did with this. I didn't have the noodles, and I let the potatoes cook a bit long - really getting mashy - but this was yummy. I also subbed carrots for peas. The kids said I could make it with only meat and it would be wonderful. LOL

Ingredients
4 Japanese large potatoes (middle size American)
1 onion
1 bunch of shirataki (noodle - google it)
200 gm/ 1/2 lb beef (thinly sliced and cut into 1-2 in cubes)
3 T green peas
2-3 T sugar (rapadura)
2 T Sake (rice beer)
2 T Mirin (sweet rice wine)
4 1/2 T Shoyu Sauce (soy sauce)
1 1/2 C water (I used beef broth)

  • Cut beef into 1 1/2 " strips, cut onion into small wedges. Cut potato into bite-sized pieces.
  • Boil shiratake 3 min and drain (or skip noodles)
  • Put salad oil in pot and cook onion till slightly tender.
  • Add beef, shiratake. Stir to coat in oil.
  • When beef begins to change color, add broth 2 T of sugar, sake, mirin, soy suace.
  • Add potatoes/carrots
  • Cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat.
  • When liquid reduces to 1/2 add 1 T sugar, 2 1/2 T soy sauce. Cover.
  • Cook till liquid reduces to 1/3 or less.
  • Add green peas and serve.

Serves 4 as written.....triple meat and double sauce and it fed 5 kids and myself. LOL

Jared liked this over rice. The others liked rice beside it. It seems like a lot to have rice with potatoes on top of it - and we didn't miss the shirataki at all. Several mentioned wanting it to be "meat only" next time.

There will be a next time. This is a close second to Gyudon. Thanks, Kim. Beware: there were points when I was sure I had WAY to much liquid...but it does reduce....and the meat is oh-so-tender.

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Choosing Joy!
©2010 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...
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