Beef and okra stew

Name: Beef and okra stew (Ganaouia)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Tunisian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 5 large onions, peeled and chopped; 1 kg (2 lb 2 oz) stewing beef, cut into large chunks; 10 garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped; 5 tomatoes; 600 g (1 lb 1 oz) small okra, topped and tailed; 1 tsp salt

Ganaouia

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The North African Kitchen

By Fiona Dunlop

Published 2008

About

If you cannot find small okra, then chop larger ones in half.

Ingredients

5 tomatoes
2 tbsp vegetable oil
5 large onions, peeled and chopped

Africa
Tunisia
La Goulette
Gluten-free
North Africa
Mediterranean

Method

Make a cross at the base of each tomato and plunge them into boiling water for 30 seconds. Transfer to cold water. Drain and remove the loosened skins. Chop roughly.
Heat the vegetable oil in a casserole dish and fry the onion over a low heat until soft. Add the beef, cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring continuously, then add the tomatoes and garlic. Cook for a furt