Persian sirloin in cocotte

Today I bring you a traditional Persian sirloin recipe, a very tasty and rich meat recipe, since the sirloin is accompanied with onion, tomato and lentils flavored with turmeric, cumin, nutmeg and cinnamon, but it is very easy to cook.

It is a recipe that is fabulous accompanied with rice and with pita bread or pancakes, and it is ideal to make it in a Le Creuset cast iron cocotte .

Round Cocotte Evolution Le Creuset

This recipe is designed for a 24cm cocotte for 6 people. We can put half the ingredients in a 20cm cocotte for 4 people. We can also add 50% of the ingredients in a 28cm cocotte for 8 people.

Ingredients

• 4 tablespoons of olive oil
• 4 medium onions cut into slices
• 1 kg of sirloin cut into cubes
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 tsp of turmeric
• 2 tablespoons of ground cumin
• 2 tsp black pepper
• 800 g of crushed tomato
• 2 tablespoons tomato puree
• 750 ml of hot meat broth
• 175g lentils
• 2 tbsp ground nutmeg
• 2 tsp of cinnamon
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Preparation

1. Heat two tablespoons of oil in the cocotte over medium heat and add the sliced ​​onion. Cook it for 15 minutes and set it aside.
2. Add the rest of the oil and let it heat for 2 minutes. Brown the meat by adding the pieces being careful not to fill the cocotte too much.
3. Once the meat is golden, add the fried onion, garlic, turmeric and cumin. Mix it and let it cook for 2 minutes.
4. Add the tomatoes, the tomato puree and the hot meat broth. We cover the cocotte and leave it in the preheated oven at 170 degrees for 1 hour.
5. Remove the cocotte from the oven with a thick cloth or oven mitts. Add the lentils, nutmeg, pepper and cinnamon.
6. We lower the oven temperature to 150 degrees and put the cocotte for 75 or 90 minutes until the meat is tender.
7. Once the cooking has finished, we add the lemon juice, the chopped mint and season to taste.