Okra and Rice

Ingredients

• 1 – 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 – 12 fresh okra cut into small pieces
• 1 cup rice
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp thyme
• salt to taste
• 2 cup water

Procedures

1. Sauté okra in hot oil, stirring until slightly softened.
2. Add tomato paste, thyme and salt; cook and stir a minute or so.
3. Blend in rice and water.
4. Bring to a vigorous boil.
5. Turn down heat as low as possible; cover saucepan and leave over low heat for 14 minutes.
6. Turn off heat, but without removing lid, allow rice to steam for an additional 10 minutes.
7. Never stir rice; keep lid on until served.