Beef-Okra Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. stew meat
2 Tbsp. oil
3 c. water
2 tsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. red pepper pods
1 minced clove garlic
2 Tbsp. flour
1 large onion, chopped
1 c. whole kernel corn
1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
1/2 c. green pepper, diced
1 (10 oz.) pkg. cut okra

Preparation

Brown beef, pour off drippings.
Add water, sugar, salt, pepper pods and garlic.
Cover and simmer 1 hour.
Drain tomatoes. Combine flour with 1/4 cup tomato liquid.
Stir into beef.
Add tomatoes, remaining tomato liquid and onion.
Continue cooking, covered, 30 minutes.
Stir in corn, green pepper and okra; cook 10 to 12 minutes more.