Lebanese Kibbeh
"it's a very popular side dish in lebabnon and middle east"
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
1 12 pieces
- Serves:
- 4-6
ingredients
-
outer shell
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 large red onion, minced
- 1⁄2 cup bulgur
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
-
filling
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄2 cup pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons ghee or 2 tablespoons margarine
- 1⁄2 cup sultana (optional)
- salt and pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1⁄4 cup water
-
for frying
- 2 cups vegetable oil
directions
- first soak the burghul in water for 20 minutes.
- then drain and let dry for about 30 minutes
- filling:.
- heat a pan and add the ghee and the onion until it's golden brown , then add the ground meat and stir it until it's color starts to turn almost white , add the water and turn the heat down and let it cook for about 15 minutes then add the pinuts , raisins , salt ,pepper , cinnamon and nut meg , and cook it for another 10 minutes and set it aside .
- outer shell:.
- meanwhile put the ground meat in a food processor and work it until it's soft.
- you can use a mortar and pestol if you have one around.
- then add the burghul and minced onion to the meat.
- and mix it with your hands.
- divid it into equal size balls , wet your hands with water and try to shape each ball into an egg then make a hole in the middle and add some of the filling, and shape it again into an egg
- then deep fry into vegtable oil until it's brown in color.
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i live in Alexandria Egypt, i study Business Administration and i have this passion for cooking ever since i was young , my mom always let me help in the kitchen she's a great cook she has published seven cooking books that was translated to 8 languages and won many awards , she taught me all the cooking basics but im starting to develop my own style .
