Lebanese Kibbeh - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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outer shell
1 lb lean ground beef
1 large red onion, minced
1/2 cup bulgur
1 tablespoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
filling
1 lb lean ground beef
1/2 cup pine nuts
2 tablespoons ghee or 2 tablespoons margarine
1/2 cup sultana (optional)
salt and pepper
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 cup water
for frying
2 cups vegetable oil
Preparation
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first soak the burghul in water for 20 minutes.
then drain and let dry for about 30 minutes
filling:.
heat a pan and add the ghee and the onion until it's golden brown , then add the ground meat and stir it until it's color starts to turn almost white , add the water and turn the heat down and let it cook for about 15 minutes then add the pinuts , raisins , salt ,pepper , cinnamon and nut meg , and cook it for another 10 minutes and set it aside .
outer shell:.
meanwhile put the ground meat in a food processor and work it until it's soft.
you can use a mortar and pestol if you have one around.
then add the burghul and minced onion to the meat.
and mix it with your hands.
divid it into equal size balls , wet your hands with water and try to shape each ball into an egg then make a hole in the middle and add some of the filling, and shape it again into an egg
then deep fry into vegtable oil until it's brown in color.
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