Kibbeh is a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine and is made of lamb or beef. They have a blend of flavors of herbs, spices, meat filling, and bulgur wheat. Kibbeh is a delicious appetizer and can be served with Hummus, pita bread, and Labneh.
Ingredients for making kibbeh:
Bulgur – ½ pound
Cold water – 3 cups
For making stuffing:
Onions finely chopped – 2 medium
Lean ground beef – 2 pounds
Kosher salt – 1.5 tsp
Pepper freshly ground – 1.25 tsp
Olive oil – 2 tbsp
Pine nuts toasted – ½ cup
Allspice ground – 1 tsp
Cumin ground – ¼ tsp
Vegetable oil – for frying
Lemon wedges – for garnishing
Method:
Firstly, soak the bulgur in a medium bowl in cold water for 30 minutes.
After 30 minutes, put the soaked bulgur in a cheesecloth or clean kitchen towel and remove excess water by squeezing it thoroughly.
Then, we will prepare fine dough for kibbeh, for this take a medium bowl, put onion, 1 pound of meat, soaked bulgur, salt 1tsp, pepper 1tsp, and mix them well to combine.
Now, put the mixture into a food processor and process it until turns to a sticky, smooth, dough-like consistency.
After that, prepare the stuffing, for this, heat olive oil in a large non-stick skillet on medium heat. Add onions to it and sauté them.
Then, add the remaining meat and pine nuts and break the meat with a wooden spoon until well combined.
After this, add allspice, salt, pepper, and cumin and mix well. When beef turns to a golden brown mixture then, remove from heat and let it cool for 10 minutes.
Now, with damp hands, take a small sized amount of raw and fine meat mixture and form a ball.
Make a hole in the ball with the help of your index finger and fill the stuffing in it and seal the ball by pinching it from the top.
Then, take a deep frying pan, add 4 cups oil, and heat it.
Fry the kibbeh in it batches until turns golden brown and crunchy.
Finally, put them on paper towels to remove excess oil and serve hot.
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