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South Sudanese Bamia

Name: South Sudanese Bamia
Total time: 90 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: South Sudan
Ingredients: 500g Lamb; 300g Okra; 2 Tomato; 2 tbsp Tomato paste; 1 Onion; 3 cloves Garlic; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; 700ml Water

Main Dish

⏱ 90 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Lamb and okra stewed with tomato — South Sudan's thick stew.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Bamia is Arabic for okra, and in South Sudan a stew of lamb or beef with okra, tomato, and onion is made widely. The okra gives it a thick, silky body, and it's eaten with gurassa, kisra, or rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: In a Juba kitchen, a red stew packed with okra simmers and is served with flatbread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Lamb 500g
Okra 300g
Tomato 2
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Onion 1
Garlic 3 cloves
Vegetable Oil 3 tbsp
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Water 700ml

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Cut the lamb into bite-size pieces, season with salt and pepper, and brown in oil.
Add the chopped onion and garlic and sauté.
Add the chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, and water, cover, and simmer 50 minutes.
Trim the okra and add whole.
Simmer 15 minutes until the okra is tender and season with salt.

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