Bamia Egyptian Beef N Okra Casserole
From mystic_river1 16 years ago
- 60 minutes to make
- Serves 4
This is a wonderful main dish in Egypt. It is served as a main course and is creamy m healthy and stays with you because it is so satisfying. Picture courtesy of Touregypt
Ingredients
- OUR EGYPTIAN EXPERT MY FRIEND AHMED SAYS THIS DISH IS SERVED WITH white rice! THANKS AHMED shopping list
- 1 1/2 lb okra shopping list
- 1 t salt shopping list
- 6 T vegetable oil shopping list
- 3 T yogurt, plain shopping list
- 1 ea onion - chopped fine shopping list
- 3 T sour cream shopping list
- 6 ea tomatoes - peeled, chopped shopping list
- 1/2 t pepper, white shopping list
- 1 lb beef shopping list
- 1 ea tomato - thinly sliced shopping list
- 1 c stock shopping list
- 1 ea lemon - thinly sliced shopping list
- 2 ea garlic cloves - crushed shopping list
How to make it
- Cut stalks from okra. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a large saucepan. Add
- okra - saute 6 minutes. Drain sauteed okra on paper towels. Discard oil -
- wipe pan with paper towels.
- Heat 2 more tablespoons oil in saucepan. Add onion and tomatoes - saute
- until heated through. Add beef - cook, stirring occasionally until
- browned. Add stock - bring to a boil. Add garlic and salt. Simmer until
- most of liquid has evaporated.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Brush a large baking pan with oil. Stir yogurt,
- sour cream and white pepper into beef mixture.
- Spoon half of the beef mixture over bottom of oiled pan.
- Cover with okra, then with remaining beef mixture.
- Sprinkle with remaining tablespoon oil. Bake 50-60 minutes.
- Garnish with tomato and lemon slices.
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The Rating
Reviewed by 4 people-
I've never eaten anything Egyptian but I will try this dish. Except for the yogurt it has ingredients found in Southern cuisine.
cookinggood
in Leesburg loved it
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We had this for dinner tonight. It is Wonderful! My Husband liked it as much as I did. It gets a 5 from me.
Thanks,
Ferri cookinggood
in Leesburg loved it
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:) Served with white rice here in Egypt.One of the best!! Thanks for that JM.
ahmed1
in Cairo loved it
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