• 1 kg (32 oz) canned small okra
• 400 g (14 oz) stew meat, cubed
• 1 kg (32 oz) tomatoes, peeled and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/2 tbls salt
• 1/2 tspn ground allspice
• 1/2 tspn ground cinnamon
• 2 tbls butter or shortening
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 head garlic, peeled and crushed with a dash of salt
• a bunch of green coriander, finely chopped
• 1 lemon, squeezed
Preparation
• Sauté stew meat with shortening.
• Place meat in another pot.
• Cover with water.
• Add salt.
• Cover and cook for 2 hours.
• Place aside.
• Sauté onion with shortening until transparent.
• Stir in okra for 8 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and coriander for another 3 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, meat, stock, lemon juice and spices.
• Shake the pot twice on moderate heat.
• Cover and cook for 25 minutes.
• Serve hot accompanied with rice.
Additional Notes
Its a good idea to have multiple pans going at one time to make the cook ... otherwise the 2 hours could turn into a half a day. :)
