Kibbeh. Kibbeh is a wonderful dish from the Middle East traditionally made with lamb meat but beef is acceptable, too. I prefer it made into patties and fried in olive oil. However, it is most often found in restaurants in baked form.
In Levantine cuisine, kibbeh is usually made by pounding bulgur wheat together with meat into a fine paste and forming it into balls with toasted pine nuts and spices. It may also be layered and cooked on a tray. Kibbeh, a form of the Arabic word kubbah or "ball," is a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine.
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Kibbeh is a wonderful dish from the Middle East traditionally made with lamb meat but beef is acceptable, too. I prefer it made into patties and fried in olive oil. However, it is most often found in restaurants in baked form.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook kibbeh using 28 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Kibbeh:
- {Make ready of dough.
- {Make ready 1 lb of ground beef, lamb, or what type of meat you like.
- {Prepare 1/2 lb of bulgar.
- {Make ready 1 tsp of salt.
- {Make ready 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
- {Prepare 1 medium of onion, chopped coarsely.
- {Make ready of filling.
- {Get 1 lb of ground beef, lamb, or whatever meat you like.
- {Take 1/2 tsp of salt.
- {Take 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
- {Get 1/2 cup of pine nuts.
- {Prepare 1 tsp of allspice.
- {Take 1 medium of onion, chopped finely.
- {Take 2 tbsp of olive oil, extra virgin.
- {Make ready 1/4 tsp of ground cumin.
- {Take of frying.
- {Get of vegetable oil to deep fry with.
- {Make ready of soaking.
- {Take of cold water.
- {Make ready of sauce.
- {Prepare 2 large of cucumbers.
- {Make ready 16 oz of plain yogurt.
- {Make ready 1 tbsp of lemon juice.
- {Get 1/4 tsp of dill weed.
- {Make ready 1 tbsp of red wine vinegar.
- {Make ready 1/4 tsp of minced garlic.
- {Take 1 medium of shallot.
- {Get 1/4 cup of chopped parsley.
Made out of lamb or beef, these football-shaped croquettes are a flavorful blend of fragrant herbs and spices, filling meat, and hearty bulgur wheat. In this kibbeh recipe, a mixture of bulgur wheat, onions, and ground beef forms a hollow shell for a delicious stuffing. Enveloped in warm and earthy Middle Eastern spices like allspice and ground cinnamon, kibbeh is the epitome of Middle Eastern comfort food. Place the lamb or beef in food processor and mince to fine paste.
Steps to make Kibbeh:
- In a bowl, soak the bulgar for 30 minutes in cold water. Remove and drain. Remove excess water by squeezing through thick paper towel or cheesecloth.
- Place into bowl and combine with 1 lb. meat, coarsely chopped onion, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. yes raw meat.
- Combine well and place small amount in blender until doughlike consistency. You can slowly add an ice cube at a time during processing if needed. Place mixture aside, covered. You can put in the refrigerator let chill an hour to firm if you like.
- Toast your pine nuts in a pan..
- In a medium frying pan, saute the finely chopped onion in olive oil. Add pine nuts. Add ground lamb or beef and chop well with wooden spoon or spatula to ensure the meat is chopped. Add allspice, salt, pepper, and cumin. Once beef is light brown, remove from heat. Allow to cool for 10 minutes..
- Take an egg sized amount of dough mixture and form into a ball. With your finger, poke a hole in the ball, making a space for filling. Add filling and pinch the top to seal the ball. You can then shape it into a point, or football shape, or leave as a ball..
- Deep fry in oil for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Put onto paper towels to absorb excessive oil..
- Put all ingredients for sauce into the bleneder except cucumbers. Blend till smooth..
- Take cucumbers peel them. Slice in half remove the seeds. Grate the cucumbers amd save the juices add the cucumbers and juice to sauce ingredients and mix. Chill and use with the Kibbeh.. serve hope you enjoy!.
- I had a bit of filling left so I added 1 pound corn to it . It was delicious..
- You can bake them. I did mine 400° Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
Add the remainder of the ingredients (adding water a little at a time) to the blender and mix. Kibbeh is a Middle Eastern meatball bound together with bulgur or rice. The word kibbeh comes from the Egyptian Arabic kubba, meaning "ball" or "lump." In traditional preparations of kibbeh, you would use a stone mortar and wooden pestle to pound lamb or goat meat together with bulgur until smooth. Kibbeh is a meat and bulgur shell stuffed with a meat filling. Both beef and lamb are commonly used in Kibbeh.
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