Salads and appetizers
Fried Kibbeh
Fried kibbeh is one of the tastiest appetizers and can also be served as a main dish with soup or salad. When kibbeh patties are on the table they always enhance the meal. They can also be grilled.
Fried kibbeh — a very delicious recipe loved by everyone
Ingredients
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- 1 kg fine bulgur
- 1 kg very finely minced lean meat (trimmed of fat)
- 1 grated onion
- a pinch dried mint
- kibbeh seasoning
- salt
- Filling
- 1 kg minced meat — half with fat or as desired
- 2 large grated onions
- 1 stick or 2 tablespoons butter
- pine nuts or other nuts as desired
- The raw kibbeh is one of the best Lebanese recipes — click the link: Raw Kibbeh
Method
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- Soak the bulgur in water for 15 minutes, then drain and squeeze it well.Timers: 15 min
- Add the lean meat to the bulgur with the grated onion, spices, and salt, mix and knead them well until you get a cohesive dough.
- Put the mixture into a meat grinder or food processor until well combined... you can add a little iced water.
- Meanwhile prepare the filling: put the meat in a pan and stir it well until it is fully cooked, then add salt, a pinch of dried mint, the onion, and butter.
- When the fried kibbeh filling is cooked, add pine nuts or other nuts, stir and remove the filling from the heat.
- Wet your hands with cold water, take small pieces of the kibbeh dough and roll each into a ball.
- Make a cavity in each and thin it out with your finger—as is customary when making kibbeh patties—then stuff them and seal well.
- When the shaping is finished, fry the kibbeh patties in hot deep oil until browned, or you can grill them on charcoal or bake them in the oven.
- You can keep the kibbeh patties in the freezer/refrigerator until frying later.
- Fried kibbeh is very tasty with yogurt and salad, and can be served with soup or as an appetizer.
- Raw kibbeh is one of the best Lebanese dishes... click the link: Raw Kibbeh
Recipe tags
Salads and appetizersLevant
Notes and serving ideas
- Homemade Hamburger
- Raw Kibbeh
