Recipe: Appetizing Okra and Lamb : Bamia Stew

Okra and Lamb : Bamia Stew.

You can have Okra and Lamb : Bamia Stew using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Okra and Lamb : Bamia Stew

1. You need 500 g of fresh okra, ends trimmed.
2. It's 500 g of lamb, or beef diced.
3. It's 1 1/2 cups of white rice.
4. It's 1 cup of vegetable oil.
5. You need 1 of large onion, chopped.
6. You need 1 clove of garlic, chopped.
7. It's 4 of tomatoes, peeled and cubed.
8. You need of juice of 1 lemon.
9. You need 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, diluted in 1 cup of water.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of dried mint.
11. It's 1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander.
12. It's 2 of beef broth cubes, diluted in 2 cups of water.
13. It's of fresh ground pepper to taste.
14. You need of salt to taste.

Okra and Lamb : Bamia Stew instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
2. In a large saucepan, fry the okra with ½ cup vegetable oil until it becomes tender. Remove and keep aside..
3. Fry the onions, in a deep pan, with ½ cup of vegetable oil until they become soft. Then add in the garlic, meat and coriander. Season with salt, pepper and mint. Stir until the meat begins to brown..
4. Add in the tomato paste, cubed tomatoes, and 1/2 cup of meat broth. Mix well and let it simmer over low heat until the liquid is absorbed..
5. Transfer the meat mixture to an oiled circular casserole. Then distribute the okra evenly on top of it..
6. Pour the remaining meat broth and lemon juice over the stew. Cover the casserole with either a lid or foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. Check from time to time and add in water if the mixture is dry..
7. Serve hot with white rice on the side..