Bamia (beef & Okra Casserole)

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs okra
• 6 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, chopped fine
• 6 tomatoes, peeled,chopped
• 1 lb beef, ground
• 1 cup stock
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons plain yogurt
• 3 teaspoons sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tomato, thinly sliced
• 1 lemon, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 cut stalks from okra.
• 2 heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan.
• 3 add okra, saute 6 minutes.
• 4 drain sauteed okra on paper towels.
• 5 discard oil, wipe pan with paper towels.
• 6 heat 2 more tablespoons oil in saucepan.
• 7 add onion and tomatoes, saute until heated through.
• 8 add ground beef- cook, stirring occasionally until browned.
• 9 add stock- bring to a boil.
• 10 add garlic and salt.
• 11 simmer until most of liquid has evaporated.
• 12 preheat oven to 350f.
• 13 brush a large baking pan with oil.
• 14 stir yogurt, sour cream and pepper into beef mixture.
• 15 spoon half of the beef mixture over bottom of oiled pan.
• 16 cover with okra, then with remaining beef mixture.
• 17 sprinkle with remaining tablespoon oil.
• 18 bake 50-60 minutes.
• 19 garnish with tomato and lemon slices.