Kibbi Bil Sanieh (Baked Kibbi)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 kg ground lean meat
- 2 1⁄2 cups burghul smooth cracked wheat, washed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice (as desired)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil, and butter mixture
- 1⁄4 cup shortening (for greasing oven tray) or 1/4 cup butter (for greasing oven tray)
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1⁄2 kg minced meat
- 1 cup shortening or 1 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 dash black pepper
- 1 cup fried pine nuts
directions
- Filling: Sauté onion with shortening over medium heat. Stir in meat, salt, and spices. Cook for 15 minutes till tender. Remove from heat. Mix in pine nuts.
- Drain Burghul using a sieve, then press to remove excess water as much as possible.
- Process twice: meat and onion using a food processor. Remove meat mixture. Knead meat and burghul with your hands.
- Process meat mixture another time in the food processor. Remove, add salt and spices. Knead another time with wet palms (use cold water).
- Divide meat mixture into two, make from each 4 balls.
- Flatten each ball between your wet palms (use cold water). Place the 4 flattened balls in a greased oven tray (40x50 cm). Spread the 4 balls evenly using your wet palms (about 3 cm thick).
- Spread filling over meat as steps 5,6. Cover filling with rest of the meat mixture repeating the same procedure as before.
- Run a knife blade around edge of tray, then score deeply into diamond shapes. Pour oil and shortening over top.
- Bake in a moderate heat oven (200°C) for 30 minutes.
- Serve hot with salads and appetizers.
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