Bamia (Sweet and Sour Okra)

 

Ingredients

* 1 pound small okra pods
* 2 Tablespoons olive oil
* 1 Tablespoon honey
* Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
* 1 Tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
* 1⁄2 cup water

Procedure

Wash the okra and pat it dry with paper towels.

Discard any blemished or hard pods.

Heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan and sauté the okra in the oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning each pod once.

Add the honey, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and water. Cover, lower the heat, and simmer for 15 minutes, adding more water if necessary.

Serve hot.

Serves 4 to 6.

"Bamia." Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World. The Gale Group, Inc, 2002. Answers.com 18 Mar. 2008. http://www.answers.com/topic/bamia

 

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