Beef and Okra Bamia

This spiced, Middle Eastern-style bamia stew recipe uses beef, okra, and tomato sauce — make it vegetarian by subbing potatoes or chickpeas for steak.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 366 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 2 cups water
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed
• 1 jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
• 2 (10 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 pound beef top sirloin, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 0.5 large onion, chopped
• 1.5 tablespoons ground coriander
• 0.66666668653488 cup olive oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Sprinkle beef cubes with 1 tablespoon salt. Add beef cubes, onion, and garlic to the pan; cook until beef cubes begin to brown, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium; continue to cook, about 3 minutes more. Transfer beef cubes to a bowl; set aside.

Step 2

Stir tomato sauce and tomato paste into the pan; add water, okra, coriander, cumin, and white pepper. Bring to a boil; season with salt. Reduce heat to low; simmer until okra is tender, 30 to 45 minutes.

Step 3

Return beef cubes to the pan; simmer until flavors are blended, about 10 minutes. Garnish servings with sliced jalapeño.