Greek Okra stew recipe with Tomatoes (Bamies Laderes)
A traditional Greek Okra stew recipe (Bamies Laderes). The okra are stewed in a Greek style aromatic tomato sauce until they perfectly melt in your mouth!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 40 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 450 g okra (frozen)
- 2 medium potatoes
- 2 spring onions
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 carrot
- 50 ml olive oil
- 1 tsp tomato paste
- 40 g white wine
- 400 g canned tomatoes
- 100 g vegetable stock
- 300 ml water
- 2 tbsp parsley, chopped
- 2 tsp sugar
- salt and pepper
- oregano
- 150 g feta cheese
Instructions
- 1
To prepare this traditional Greek okra stew recipe, start by preparing the vegetables. First cut the potatoes into cubes. Slice the carrot and spring onions and chop the red onion and garlic.
- 2
Heat a pot over high heat and add in the olive oil and the all of the vegetables and the potatoes. Sauté over high heat until they caramelise and become tender, for about 3-4 minutes. Then add the tomato paste and sauté for 1-2 more minutes.
- 3
Pour in the white wine and deglaze. Wait for the wine to evaporate and then add the tomatoes, the okra, stock, water, sugar, parsley and season. Stir with a wooden spoon and put the lid on. Simmer the okra stew for about 30 minutes at low heat, until tender.
- 4
Serve this Greek okra stew with crumbled feta cheese and a pinch of dried oregano. Enjoy!