Beef and Okra Bamia recipe

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Ingredients

⅔ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon salt
1 pound beef top sirloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
½ large onion, chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 (10 ounce) cans tomato sauce
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed
2 cups water
1 ½ tablespoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
2 teaspoons ground cumin
salt to taste
1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced

Nutrition Info

366.3 calories
carbohydrate: 12.4 g
cholesterol: 32.6 mg
fat: 29.1 g
fiber: 3.8 g
protein: 16 g
saturatedFat: 5.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1707.3 mg
sugar: 6.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over high heat. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon salt over steak cubes, cook and stir meat in the hot oil with onion and garlic until meat is seared, about 5 minutes, reduce heat to medium, cook and stir until meat is browned, about 3 more minutes. Remove steak pieces and set aside.

  2. Stir tomato sauce and tomato paste into same pot, mix in okra, water, coriander, white pepper, and cumin. Bring to a boil, season with additional salt. Reduce heat to low and simmer until okra is tender, 30 to 45 minutes, return pieces of beef to the bamia. Simmer until flavors are blended, about 10 minutes, garnish with slices of jalapeno pepper.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

A simple but amazing Middle Eastern dish containing okra with tomato sauce and wonderful spices. For a vegetarian dish, you can choose to omit the steak completely. Serve with white rice.

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