Bamia (Sudanese Beef and Okra Stew)

Ingredients

• Beef Chuck Roast

  500 g

  $4.90

• Okra

  300 g

  $1.14

• Onions

  1 large

  $0.30

• Garlic

  3 cloves

  $0.02

• Tomato paste

  2 tbsp

  $0.14

• Tinned tomatoes

  1 tin

  $1.10

• Ground Coriander

  1 tsp

  $0.02

• Salted Butter

  2 tbsp

  $0.26

• Maize flour

  250 g

  $0.28

• Salt

  1 tsp

  $0.00

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Preparation

1. 1

   Cube the beef chuck and sear in butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat until deeply browned.

2. 2

   Add finely chopped onion and garlic, stirring until translucent and fragrant.

3. 3

   Stir in ground coriander, tomato paste, and tinned tomatoes along with 300 ml water; cover and simmer for 25 minutes.

4. 4

   Trim and slice okra into rounds, then stir into the stew and simmer for 10 minutes until tender.

5. 5

   Meanwhile, bring 600 ml of salted water to a boil in a separate pot and gradually whisk in the maize flour.

6. 6

   Stir the maize flour vigorously with a sturdy wooden spoon over low heat for 8 minutes until it forms a thick, smooth mound (asida/ugali).

7. 7

   Scoop portions of hot maize porridge into bowls and ladle the rich beef and okra stew all around it.