Egyptian Bamia

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir onion until translucent about 7 minutes. Mix in lamb salt and black pepper; cook and stir until lamb is lightly browned 5 to 10 more minutes.

Stir in tomato sauce and water; season with salt and black pepper. Bring lamb mixture to a boil and reduce heat to low. Simmer lamb in sauce until very tender at least 1 hour adding more water as needed. Stir occasionally.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Stir okra into lamb mixture adding more water if necessary and bring to a boil. Spoon the bamia into a 2-quart baking dish and adjust salt and black pepper; cover dish with foil.

Bake in the preheated oven until okra is tender about 45 minutes; uncover for last 10 minutes of baking.