Stewed Okra and Tomatoes

This is one of my favorite Greek dishes. When I went to Greece a few summers ago, I completely fell in love with their cuisine. Everything there is so delicious and so healthy. I try and eat Greek food whenever I have the chance, it's just too damn good. Anyways, this was one of my favorite things to eat when I was in Greece. It is so delicious. Whenever I find an authentic Greek restaurant in the U.S., I order this. 

So one day I was craving this. I looked up a recipe and found one that was simple enough online at Choosy Beggars. I made it and it was delicious. Ate the entire recipe in one day...2 pounds of okra haha. I am certainly looking forward to making this again soon. Here's the recipe:

Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. fresh Okra
• 1 Lemon
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• 1 medium Yellow Onion
• 1 can whole or diced tomatoes (I used diced)
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 Red chili pepper flakes
• Salt to taste
• Fresh parsley to top (optional, I didn't have any but would have used some had I had some)

Directions:

• Trim the stem off of all the okra
• Place okra in a bowl 
• Squeeze full lemon over all of the okra and sprinkle some salt on top
• Set aside while you prepare the rest
• In a large pot, heat the olive oil on medium heat
• Dice the onion and cook with the olive oil until golden (approximately 6-8 minutes)
• When onions are golden, add the tomatoes into the pot
• Sprinkle in the sugar and red chili flakes
• Stir it and then cover the pot and let it simmer over medium-low heat for about 15-20 minutes
• Toss okra into the pot
• Simmer for another 15-20 minutes, until okra is tender

Let it cool and serve :)