Kibbeh
"A tasty, Middle-Eastern dish. I like this for lunch or as a snack. Recipe #59667 is the perfect accompaniment."
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup Bulgar wheat
- 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 lb ground lamb (or beef)
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts, lightly toasted
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3 cup chopped onion
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1⁄4 cup butter
directions
- In a small bowl, soak bulgur in enough warm water to cover by 1 inch for 1 hour and drain.
- In a skillet, cook ½ cup chopped onion and garlic clove in 2 tblsps oil over moderate heat for 5 minutes or until the onion is softened.
- Add ¼ of the ground lamb, pine nuts, ¾ tsp allspice and ½ tsp salt and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until lamb is no longer pink.
- In a bowl combine the remaining lamb, bulgur, 1/3 cup chopped onion, 1 ½ tsps salt and 1 tsp allspice.
- Spread half of raw lamb in a buttered 1-quart baking dish; cover with cooked lamb, and top with remaining raw lamb, smoothing top.
- With a sharp knife, etch a diamond pattern on top of the ground lamb (where you intend to cut it once cooked), dot with butter and bake for 20-25 minutes.
- Cut into 4 pieces and serve hot or chilled.
- This is excellent eaten with tzatziki or plain greek-style yoghurt and Recipe #59667 Salad.
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Reviews
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Very tasty. My husband has been on my case since I brought home a Mediterranean cookbook from the library to make kibbeh. I thought the recipes in the book looked way too fussy for me to make for dinner, so I figured I could check the website formerly known as Recipezaar for something easier. Here you are! I wasn't sure what to expect, having never tried kibbeh before. I used beef, because I don't like lamb. I really enjoyed it, especially with the Greek yogurt. My husband liked it, he already has ideas for different meats and nuts to try. Lol. My 4 year old son didn't like it, but he's 4. Thanks for posting a simple way to make a fussy dish that tastes really good. -
loved this! We used ground turkey and it was delish! -
I have used this recipe on a number of occasions using ground beef. I have served it to guests who really appreciated it and asked for the recipe. I made it using ground lamb for the first time yesterday. It was very delicious but not being used to the taste of ground lamb, I find I really prefer the beef, and will continue using ground beef in the future. It really is a terrific recipe, thanks! -
This was very tasty. I added some additional spices to adjust it to my own taste. -
Kibbeh is also great made into individual patties. You can also substitute the lamb for ground meat.
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Kibbeh is also great made into individual patties. You can also substitute the lamb for ground meat.
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OK, here goes. I live in Athens, Greece. I moved out here many, many years ago from Ottawa, Canada - so I am blessed in having two wonderful heritages!
I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.
