Recipe - Mediterranean Beef And Okra Stew

2 teaspoon Minced garlic
2 teaspoon Salt
2 pound Lean beef chuck or boneless
leg of lamb; cut
in 1 1/2" cubes
1 One half cup Chopped onions
One half teaspoon Freshly ground pepper
One fourth teaspoon Ground red pepper
1 pound Fresh okra; cut in half, or
20 oz. frozen
1 cn Tomatoes; chopped, liquid
reserved, 14 One half or 16
ounce

1. Heat oven to 325øF. With flat side of large knife, crush garlic with
salt to form a paste. Combine garlic paste with meat, onions and black and
red peppers in a large, heavy Dutch oven. Cover and bake 1 hour.

2. Stir in okra and tomatoes with liquid. Cover and cook until meat is very
tender, 1 to 1 One half hours more. Makes 6 servings.

NOTES : This stew is also delicious prepared with boneless leg of lamb.
Recipe by: Ladies Home Journal Online : http://www.lhj.com

Posted to recipeludigest by "Valerie Whittle" catspaw@inetnow.net on Feb
20, 1998