Wonderful Okra!

 

Two weeks ago, my husband brought home 12 pounds of fresh Okra from the open market. I like Okra, but I thought this was a bit excessive. He had a plan though. I cleaned, cut, and packed the Okra into 2 pound bags for freezing. Now we had all the Okra we could possibly want for a couple months.

Since we had plenty of Okra, it was time to try a new recipe that my husband found on the internet. It was written in Greek, so my husband just told me what I had to do to make it.

Here goes the recipe…

Greek Style Okra and Potatoes 

Ingredients:

• 5 potatoes peeled  and chopped(medium)
• 2 chopped green peppers
• 2 pounds of Okra
• 1 large chopped onion
• 1 cup of olive oil
• 3/4 cup of fresh chopped parsley
• 3/4 cup of fresh chopped dill
• 1/2 cup of fresh chopped mint
• 1/4 cup of tomato sauce
• 1 chicken bouillon cube
• salt and pepper
• ground red pepper
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• a dash of cinnamon

 

Instructions:

Put all the ingredients into a large ceramic baking dish with a lid and cook in the oven for about 45 minutes to an hour. Stir every 15 minutes. Take off the lid for the last 15 minutes of cooking.

 

We really loved this recipe. A nice crusty bread goes well with this dish to soak up all of the sauce. Don’t forget the Feta!

Our table…

Oh, there WILL be leftovers.