Bamieh (Sephardic-Style Okra) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 lbs fresh okra
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 lemon, juice of
1 dash salt
water

Preparation

Saute the onion in olive oil until it begins to get soft (5 minutes).
Add the garlic, okra, tomatoes, lemon juice, tomato sauce, salt,& pepper.
Stir thoroughly.
Cover.
Cook over low heat for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
If mixture becomes too thick, add a bit of water.