Name: Braised Okra with Tomato Sauce (Bamies Laderes)
Yield: Serves 4-6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 pounds fresh or frozen okra; Sea salt; ½-¾ cup olive oil; 1½ cups chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; ½-1 teaspoon chopped fresh chili pepper, or ⅓-½ teaspoon dried red pepper flakes; 3 cups finely chopped fresh or good-quality canned tomatoes; ½ cup red wine vinegar; 3-4 medium onions, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Foods of Greece

By Aglaia Kremezi

Published 1993

About

Braised Okra is a very popular summer dish. On the islands and in the villages all over Greece you will find pans of okra in the sun, on rooftops, or on balconies, especially on Wednesdays and Fridays, the days when no meat is eaten.

This dish is somewhat time consuming to prepare, although less so than green beans. Frozen okra can be used very successfully.

Serve with fresh Country Bread and feta cheese.