Lamb, Carrot & Cumin Rice

This dish takes hours and it is type of laborious to know if it is all going based on plan. We saved the religion and ate scrumptious ethereal rice with tender lamb and carrots and a scrumptious crust on the buttocks. Serve with some Greek yogurt and pickles.

Wine suggestion: This works nicely with an earthier purple, both lighter and softer, or an older, richer model with a number of years within the bottle. Should you can superb Domaine Bargylus from Syria, you are in for a deal with. The present classic we’ve got is 2014 (in 2022) and has a good looking wealthy core with layers of tertiary, heat spices.

Lamb, carrot & cumin rice – for six folks

• vegetable oil for frying
• 1 massive onion, thinly sliced
• 700 g lamb neck fillet, sliced ​​1 cm thick
• 2 tbsp cumin seeds
• 3 tsp floor cinnamon
• 2 tsp turmeric
• 1 tsp floor ginger
• 1 tsp floor cumin
• 1 tsp cayenne pepper
• 3 massive carrots, peeled and diced
• 500 grams of basmati rice

Warmth a big pan over medium warmth and pour in sufficient oil to cowl the underside. Sauté the onion till the sides start to brown. Stir within the sliced ​​lamb, then add the cumin seeds and different dried spices. Stir to coat the meat within the combination. Pour in sufficient boiling water to simply cowl the meat, cowl with a lid, cut back warmth to low and prepare dinner for two hours. Take away the lid and prepare dinner for an additional half-hour or till cooked by. You must stir sometimes and add slightly extra water if needed to stop the meat from sticking. Take away from warmth, stir in carrots and put aside.

Warmth a big pan over excessive warmth, fill with boiling water and add loads of salt. Add the rice and prepare dinner for six minutes. Empty the rice right into a sieve and wash it with chilly water till it’s starch-free and chilly. Drain nicely and let stand for 10 minutes. Put in a big bowl.

Rinse and dry the rice pan. Type a big piece of parchment paper right into a ball, unfold and use to line the edges and backside of the clear pan. Drizzle with sufficient vegetable oil to generously coat the underside of the pan and season the oil with salt.

Add the meat and carrot combination to the rice, season generously with about 1 tbsp sea salt flakes and black pepper and fold the whole lot collectively. Fastidiously pile the combination right into a mountain within the parchment-lined pan. Use the deal with of a picket spoon to poke a sequence of holes that go all the best way to the underside of the pan. Wrap the lid in a tea towel, cowl the pan and prepare dinner on the bottom attainable warmth if utilizing gasoline and medium-low for electrical, for 45-60 minutes. You probably have a diffuser to your gasoline hob, use it and double the cooking time.

(Authentic Sirocco recipe by Sabrina Ghayour, Mitchell Beazley, 2016.)