Bamieh (Middle Eastern Okra Stew)

Description

A fabulous, flavor-filled recipe that’s great for leftovers. Every Middle Eastern country has its own spin on this dish, but this one is predominantly the Yemeni version. Serve over basmati rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 large onions, chopped
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 pounds cubed lamb stew meat
  • 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1 ½ tablespoons garlic paste
  • 5 (14.5 ounce) cans canned diced tomatoes, drained
  • 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 beef bouillon cubes
  • 4 cups boiling water
  • 2 pounds frozen sliced okra

Instructions

  1. Heat vegetable oil in a large pot over medium heat. Stir in onion
  2. salt
  3. and black pepper; cook and stir until onion has softened and turned a light golden brown
  4. about 10 minutes.
  5. Add lamb
  6. cinnamon
  7. cumin
  8. coriander
  9. and garlic paste. Cook on medium heat
  10. stirring occasionally
  11. until lamb starts to brown
  12. 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and tomato paste; cook and stir for another 5 minutes.
  13. Dissolve beef bouillon cubes in 4 cups boiling water. Pour broth into the pot with lamb and stir in okra. If necessary
  14. add water to cover okra. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes
  15. stirring occasionally.
  16. Remove the cover and cook until lamb is very tender and stew reaches desired thickness
  17. 45 minutes to 1 hour

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 2 hrs

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 8

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