Kibbeh (Lebanon)

Name: Kibbeh (Lebanon)
Total time: 3300 s
Yield: 4-5 people
Cuisine: Kenyan
Ingredients: 1 cup fine bulgur wheat; 500 g lean ground beef or lamb; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1/4 cup pine nuts (optional); 1 tsp allspice; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 –3 tbsp olive oil or ghee; Oil for frying (if frying)

Eva Saida @EvaButterfly

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A classic Lebanese dish of bulgur and minced meat shells stuffed with spiced ground meat, pine nuts, and onions, often fried or baked.

Eva Saida @EvaButterfly

World

A classic Lebanese dish of bulgur and minced meat shells stuffed with spiced ground meat, pine nuts, and onions, often fried or baked.

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Ingredients

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 20–25 minutes

4-5 people

1 cupfine bulgur wheat
500 glean ground beef or lamb
1small onion, finely chopped
1/4 cuppine nuts (optional)
1 tspallspice
1/2 tspcinnamon
Salt and pepper to taste
2–3 tbsp olive oil or ghee
Oil for frying (if frying)

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Steps

Prep: 30 minutes | Cook: 20–25 minutes

1

Soak bulgur in cold water for 10 minutes; drain and squeeze out excess water.
2

Mix soaked bulgur with half of the ground meat, salt, and pepper until dough-like.
3

In a pan, sauté remaining meat with onion, pine nuts, allspice, cinnamon, salt, and pepper until cooked; let cool.
4

Shape bulgur-meat mixture into small oval shells, hollow out the center, and fill with meat mixture. Seal carefully.
5

Fry in hot oil until golden brown or bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20 minutes until cooked