Lebanese kibbeh

Name: Lebanese kibbeh
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 0.75 cup bulgur; 1 pound lamb; 1 large onion; 1 Tbsp butter; 6 servings black pepper; 1 fresh mint; 2 Tbsps oil; 8 ounces ground lamb; 0.5 cup pine nuts; 0.5 tsps ground allspice; 2.5 cups greek yogurt; 3 Cloves garlic

Lebanese Kibbeh is a Middle Eastern dish typically made with ingredients like greek yogurt, lamb, and mint. This recipe serves 6 and covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a great option for those following a traditional Middle Eastern diet and is perfect for a family dinner or special occasion. Similar recipes include Lebanese Kibbeh With Lemon Tahini and Kibbeh.

Ingredients

bulgur

0.75 cup

lamb

1 pound

onion

1 large

butter

1 Tbsp

black pepper

6 servings

fresh mint

oil

2 Tbsps

ground lamb

8 ounces

pine nuts

0.5 cup

ground allspice

0.5 tsps

greek yogurt

2.5 cups

garlic

3 Cloves

Method

Preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Rinse the bulgur wheat in a sieve and squeeze out the excess moisture.
Mix the lamb, onion and seasoning, kneading the mixture to make a thick paste.
Add the bulgur wheat and blend together.
To make the filling, heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onion until golden.
Add the lamb or veal and cook, stirring, until evenly browned and then add the pine nuts, allspice and salt and pepper.
Oil a large baking dish and spread half of the meat and bulgur wheat mixture over the bottom. Spoon over the filling and top with a second layer of meat and bulgur wheat, pressing down firmly with the back of a spoon.
Pour the melted butter over the top and then bake on the oven for 40-45 minutes until browned on top.
Meanwhile make the yogurt dip: Blend together the yogurt and garlic, spoon into a serving bowl and sprinkle with the chopped mint.
Cut the cooked kibbeh into squares or rectangles and serve garnished with mint and accompanied by rice and the yogurt dip. NOTES The national dish of Syria and the Lebanon in Kibbeh, as kind of meatball made from minced lamp and bulgur wheat. Raw kibbeh is the most widely eaten type, but this version is very popular too.

Nutrition:

585 kcal

Carbs

22 g

Fat

41 g

Protein

31 g

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