'Bamia' Lamb Okra Stew
'Bamia' Lamb Okra Stew

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Drain, rinse and dry the okra and proceed with the recipe. This dish is popular throughout the Middle East and can be prepared with lamb or beef. Re-cover the dish and return it to the oven. Add stock or water if the mixture seems too dry.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook 'bamia' lamb okra stew using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make 'Bamia' Lamb Okra Stew:
  1. Make ready 500 g Lamb
  2. Make ready 400 g Okra
  3. Take 1 Onion
  4. Prepare 1 Tinned Chopped Tomatoes
  5. Prepare 2 Tbsp Tomato Puree
  6. Prepare 8-10 Garlic Cloves
  7. Take Half Lemon
  8. Prepare 1-2 Stock Cube (Lamb/Beef or Veg)
  9. Prepare 1 Cup Water

This recipe for bamia is very simple. You can make it vegetarian by omitting the meat. Add okra and bring to a boil. The sauce should thicken as it cooks.

Steps to make 'Bamia' Lamb Okra Stew:
  1. Sauté 1 chopped onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves in oil over medium heat until golden for a few minutes. Add the lamb stirring throughout until the meat has browned.
  2. Add tinned chopped tomatoes, 2 Tbsp Tomato Puree, 1 cup of water with 2 Lamb/Beef/Veg Stock cube to taste along with the remaining whole garlics. Allow the stew to simmer on a low heat until the meat is tender, roughly up to 45minutes. Make sure to occasionally top up water if the stew starts to dry/thicken.
  3. Squeeze half a lemon and add the okra to the stew, cook for 10/15minutes until the okra softens. Be gentle when stirring in order to avoid breaking the okra once soft.
  4. Serve with white basmati rice or Iraqi shredded flat bread, YUM!

Add okra and bring to a boil. The sauce should thicken as it cooks. Once meat is tender, add the Okra or bamia and carry on cooking until the Okra is tender and cooked. Always add the Okra at the last few minutes because Okra does not take long to cook. Make the stew: Heat a pat of butter in a large saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat until foaming.

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