Recipe - Lebanese Kibbeh

MEAT
Three fourths cup Bulgur wheat
1 pound Finely minced lean lamb; (or
beef)
1 lg Onion; grated
1 tablespoon Melted butter
Salt & fresh ground black
pepper; to taste
1 Sprig mint; for garnish

FILLING
2 tablespoon Oil
1 Onion; finely chopped
8 ounce Minced lamb or veal
One half cup Pine nuts
One half teaspoon Ground allspice

DIP
2 One half cup Greek yogurt
3 Cloves garlic; crushed
1 tablespoon Chopped fresh mint

1) Preheat the oven to 375F degrees. Rinse the bulgur wheat in a sieve and
squeeze out the excess moisture.

2) Mix the lamb, onion and seasoning, kneading the mixture to make a thick
paste. Add the bulgur wheat and blend together.

3) 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.

4) 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.

5) Pour the melted butter over the top and then bake on the oven for 4045
minutes until browned on top.

6) Meanwhile make the yogurt dip: Blend together the yogurt and garlic,
spoon into a serving bowl and sprinkle with the chopped mint.

7) 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.
Recipe by: Taste of the Middle East/Naimh Ryan, Ireland & Jubail, KSA

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "creedenites" creedenites@sprintmail.com on
Mar 13, 1998