Okra, Beans and Tomatoes

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simplified version of a recipe in Ha'aretz magazine about two weeks ago:

 

 

 

Okra, Beans and Tomatoes

 

for 6

 

 

 

Ingredients:

 

 

 

800 gr. bag of frozen okra

 

olive oil for frying, not too deeply

 

7 ripe, red tomatoes, cut into small-med. sized cubes

 

1 tsp crushed garlic

 

1 hot green pepper, cut into thin rings

 

1/2 cup water

 

1 small container of tomato paste

 

1 bay leaf

 

ground black pepper

 

salt

 

1/4 kilo dry white beans, cooked and drained

 

 

 

Preparation:

 

 

 

1. Fry the garlic and green pepper pieces in olive oil for a few minutes until

they become transparent. Add the cubed tomatoes and mix over a high flame until

the combination has the consistency of a sauce. Add the water, the tomato paste,

the bay leaf and the salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, cover the okra and bring

it to a moderate boil.

 

 

 

2. Cook until the okra becomes soft and the sauce is nice and smooth.

 

 

 

3. Add the white beans 5 minutes before the okra has finished cooking. At the

end of the cooking time, correct the seasonings, usually with a drop of lemon

juice and a little more salt.

 

 

 

4. Turn off the flame and let the dish rest for about a half an hour.

 

Good served with a simple tehina and sliced, hard-boiled egg.

 

Shoshana

 

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Shoshana Michael-Zucker, Translations

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