Salads and appetizers
ChefNaima Ibrahim
Traditional Lamb Farakeh (Lebanese Meat Croquettes)
Farakeh is a proud Lebanese appetizer and one of the most delicious dishes people love. Here is a tasty, easy recipe for the best lamb farakeh.
Ingredients
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- 400 g beef or lamb
- 50 g meat fat
- 1/2 cup fine bulgur, or as desired
- olive oil
- salt to taste
- 1/2 cup Kamouna spice mix, which consists of: dried rose, dried mint, whole cumin, dried marjoram, and a blend of spices
- 1 white onion (dry)
- 5 fresh mint leaves
- 5 fresh basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon fresh marjoram
- 1 hot pepper, red or green, as desired
- We shape the kibbeh inside the palm of the hand to obtain the farakeh shape. Serve the farakeh alongside a mix of fresh vegetables.
Method
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- Grind the meat and fat together in a food processor, grinding in a small piece of ice if desired, because the ice preserves the fresh meat aroma.
- Also grind the Kamouna spice mix with the onion, fresh herbs, the pepper, salt, and a little bulgur.
- Sprinkle the remaining bulgur with olive oil until moistened and begin rubbing it. Then add the Kamouna mix and the ground meat and continue kneading the ingredients until you obtain a homogeneous, cohesive kibbeh.
- Shape the kibbeh inside the palm of the hand to obtain the farakeh shape. Serve the farakeh alongside a mix of fresh vegetables.
Recipe tags
Salads and appetizersInternationalDairy freeNut free