Okra and Tomatoes - Alton Brown

Ingredients

• 1 pound okra, rinsed and trimmed
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups finely chopped red onion
• 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 cups peeled and chopped tomato
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground grains of paradise* or black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground cardamom