Okra in Olive Oil

by @ikrecipes

Okra cooked with tomato and lemon, tangy and not slimy.

Ingredients

  • 500 g okra
  • 1 onion
  • 3 tomatoes
  • 0.33 cup olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 cup hot water
  • salt (to taste)

Method

  1. Trim the okra caps into a cone, rub with lemon juice and salt, leave for 15 minutes, then rinse.
  2. Cook the chopped onion in the olive oil for 3 minutes, add the grated tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the okra, sugar, salt and hot water.
  4. Cover and cook over low heat for 25–30 minutes without stirring much. Serve warm or cold.