Bamia (Middle Eastern Okra and Meat Stew)
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5
2 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
6 People
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Jordanian
Bamia (Middle Eastern Okra and Meat Stew)
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Bamiya or bamia is a stew from the Middle East, Anatolia and Greece made with lamb, okra and tomatoes. The Arabic word bamia simply means okra.
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Ingredients
- 20 oz. lamb , cubed
- 12 oz. crushed tomatoes canned
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 cassia cinnamon stick form
- 2 bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon baharat spice mix
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon cumin ground
- 20 oz. okra , fresh or frozen
- 4 tomato peeled, seeded and diced
- 2 onion roughly chopped
- 5 cloves garlic , chopped
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 10 cloves garlic , pressed
- 2 cilantro finely chopped, bunches
- 8 tablespoons olive oil
- water
- salt
- black pepper
Equipment
- Pressure cooker
Instructions
- In a pressure cooker, place the cubed lamb, half the onion, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, baharat and canned crushed tomatoes. Mix.
- Cover with water about an inch (2,5 cm) above the meat.
- Close the pressure cooker and cook over medium heat under pressure for 30 minutes or until meat is cooked through and tender.
- Add about 6 tablespoons of olive oil into a Dutch oven or large wok and add the remaining onion and the 5 coarsely chopped garlic cloves.
- Sauté until the garlic and onion are slightly softened, then add the okra. Stir.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper, turmeric and cumin, and continue to stir over medium to high heat for about 15 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes and tomato paste, mix well and cook for about 10 minutes or until the tomatoes begin to release their juice.
- Add the cooked meat and its sauce to the okra mixture.
- Put the pot back on the heat and add the sugar and vinegar. Mix well.
- Cover and simmer over low heat for about 10 minutes.
- Pour the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small pan and sauté the cilantro and 10 crrushed garlic cloves over medium heat for a few minutes, until the garlic begins to turn golden.
- Add this mixture to the okra stew.
- Serve with rice.
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