Stewed Okra - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. okra
1 medium sized onion
2 Tbsp. olive or salad oil
1 (14.5 oz.) can diced tomatoes
1 1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. pepper

Preparation

About 30 minutes before serving, trim stems from okra.
Dice onion.
In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat in hot olive or salad oil, cook onion until tender.
Stir okra, tossing to coat well.
Add tomatoes with their liquid, salt, sugar, pepper and 1/2 cup water over high heat; heat to boiling.
Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 15 minutes or until okra is tender.
Makes 8 accompaniment servings.