African beef and okra stew
2
Points®
Total time: 4 hr • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 3 hr 50 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Sometimes called ‘lady fingers’, orka are edible green seed pods that also help thicken this tasty stew.
Ingredients
Olive oil
1 tbs
Beef chuck steak, raw
600 g, cut into large chunks
Brown onion
1 medium, sliced
Garlic
5 clove(s), sliced
Cinnamon quill
1 whole
Cardamom
5 whole, green pods, bruised
Canned diced tomatoes
400 g, (1x400g can)
Beef stock cube
1 individual, crumbled
Okra
500 g
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook beef, turning, in batches, for 5 minutes or until browned. Transfer to a 4.5-litre (18-cup) slow cooker.
2
Reheat same pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes or until softened. Add garlic, cinnamon and cardamom and cook for 1 minute or until fragrant.
3
Add tomatoes, stock cube and ¼ cup (60ml) water and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until stock cube has dissolved. Transfer to cooker. Cook, covered, on high for 1½ hours (or low for 3 hours).
4
Stir in okra. Cook, covered, on high for 2 hours (or low for 4 hours). Serve.
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