lean beef, pounded • fine bulgur, washed and drained • medium onion • salt • cumin • black pepper • hot pepper • fresh mint or basil • Marjoram • For the filling: • ground beef • onions •
small potatoes • fine brown bulgur (more if needed) • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams), optional, to help bind • salt • white pepper • black pepper • seven spice blend • kibbeh spice blend (all spices to taste) • cumin, to taste • large onion • finely ground beef (about 450 grams) • seven spice blend, salt, and black pepper •
For the filling: • vegetable oil (60 ml) • finely ground beef (1 kg) • small onions, finely chopped • Salt to taste • mixed spices • For the kibbeh: • salt • each: • Ground cumin • Black pepper • pita bread •
ground lamb (750 grams) • parsley • onions • salt • cumin • sumac • black pepper • tomatoes, sliced into rounds • onions, sliced into rounds • green bell pepper, sliced into rounds • red bell pepper, sliced into rounds • Juice of 1 large lemon or 2 small lemons •
Lebanese kofta (see below) • large bell pepper • small onions • tomatoes • mixed spices • cumin • black pepper • hot red pepper (Aleppo pepper or chili flakes) • sprigs fresh mint • Lebanese Kofta Ingredients • finely ground beef or lamb with a little fat (about 450 grams) • onion •
fish fillets, sliced • To marinate the fish: • lemon juice (about 240 ml) • minced garlic • Salt • To coat the fish: • all-purpose flour (about 120 grams) • cumin • mixed spices • black pepper • Salt • For the rice: •
pizza flour (about 190 grams) • instant yeast • salt • egg white • sugar • Water, as needed for kneading • oil • For the topping: • ground beef (about 450 grams) • large onion, finely chopped • tomatoes • small green bell pepper •
yellow lentils (about 200 grams) • large onion • carrot • Celery and leek • small potato • small zucchini • garlic cloves • flat-leaf parsley • Salt and pepper to taste • ground cumin • Lemon juice to taste • butter •
red split lentils (about 400 grams) • large onion • little butter, oil, or ghee for sautéing the onion • rice (about 45 grams) • oats (about 15 grams) • carrots • black pepper • Cumin • Ground red pepper • Salt • water (about 1 liter) • bouillon cube
Potatoes, • Onion • Garlic • Fresh cilantro • Ground coriander • Salt • Paprika • spice blend • White pepper • Cumin • Oil for frying • Hot or sweet green pepper, as desired
flour (about 4 cups) • milk • yeast • sugar • salt • warm water, more or less as needed • For the filling: • finely ground beef or lamb (about 1.1 lbs) • onions, finely chopped • red bell pepper, chopped • garlic cloves • red pepper paste •
medium eggplants (about 1 pound/450 grams) • chicken thighs (or substitute with beef or lamb as desired, about 1 pound/450 grams) • medium potato • medium tomato • onion • garlic • chicken bouillon cubes • Mixed spices (such as allspice, cinnamon, black pepper, and cumin) to taste
zucchini, hollowed out • eggplant, hollowed out • For the filling: • Italian rice (about 500 grams) • ground beef, coarse or fine as you prefer (about 200 grams) • Mazola margarine • corn oil (or skip the margarine and use more oil) • ground cumin • whole cumin seeds • ground cinnamon • safflower • dried mint •
For the kibbeh: • lean ground beef or lamb (about 1 kg) • fresh basil leaves • large onions • mixed pepper paste (sweet and hot) • salt • seven spice blend • cumin • olive oil • ground beef or lamb (about 1 kg) • spicy onions (about 1/2 kg) • salt •