Okra & Beef Stew

Ingredients

• Beef, shank crosscuts

  Separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw

  170g

• Okra

  Frozen, unprepared

  2 oz or 57g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  7g

• Cilantro

  Raw - Whole Foods Market

  10g

• Tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  2 medium whole or 246g

• Allspice

  Spices, ground

  1 tbsp or 6g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  ½ can (6 oz) or 85g

• Organic Beef Broth

  Beef Broth, gluten free, low fat - Trader Joe's

  1 cup or 227g

• Bouillon cubes and granules soup

  Low sodium, dry

  1 cube or 4g

• Lemons

  Raw, without peel

  ½ fruit, small or 29g

Directions

1. In a pressure cooker, add beef shanks, black pepper, seven spices, and water and cook for 1 hour.
2. Add avocado oil and the baby okra to a large pot and sauté until slightly browned. Add in the garlic and cilantro and sauté for a minute longer. Discard the garlic after.
3. Add the tomato paste, seven spices, bouillon cube, cooked beef shanks, sifted beef broth (enough to cover the okra), and cubed tomatoes.
4. Boil for a few minutes then simmer for 20-25 minutes. You can squeeze half of a lemon into the pot.