Okra With Tomatoes & Onions

OKRA WITH TOMATOES & ONIONS

6 Preparation Time :

Categories : Vegetables Vegetarian

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

2 lb Fresh young okra

3/4 lb Onion -- sliced thickly

6 tb Olive oil

3 Garlic cloves -- halved

1 lb Tomatoes -- skinned & sliced

Salt and black pepper

1 Lemon (juice only)

Wash okra. Cut off any hard stems and dry okra

thoroughly. Heat oil in large saucepan and fry onions

with the halved garlic cloves until slightly soft,

transparent, and golden. Add okra and continue to fry

until slightly softened. Add the sliced tomatoes and saute for a few min. longer. Season to taste with salt

and pepper. Cover with water, bring to a boil and simmer until the okra is very tender, usually about 1

hour. Squeeze in the lemon juice and cook for a

15 min.

will be much shorter. Serve hot or cold. If to be

served cold, allow to cool in the saucepan before

turning out into a serving dish. Recipe from "A Book

of Middle Eastern Food" by Claudia Roden. Alfred A.

1972. Posted by DEBORAH AKYUREK, Prodigy ID

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