Kibbeh is a Middle Eastern dish made with a grain and meat shell and a spiced meat center. It can be made in various forms, including patties, cakes, and balls, and is typically fried. The dish includes ground lamb or beef, spices, onions, and pine nuts, and is often served with yogurt garlic sauce.
Kibbeh is a Middle Eastern dish that traditionally consists of a grain and meat, a dough-like shell and a spiced meat center. Ground lamb is often used, but beef can be substituted. Although kibbeh is often made with a shell and filling, it can also be made as patties or in cake form. The filling is usually cooked before being placed in the dough shell, so the kibbeh is normally fried.
Ground or minced beef or lamb can be used for kibbeh. Spices such as allspice, cinnamon, and cumin are usually included, as well as salt and pepper. Onions and pine nuts are normally added. In addition to meat and seasonings, Bulgarian fine grain is essential. Mint leaves are also added from time to time.
To make kibbeh, the grain is first soaked and then squeezed to remove excess water. After pressing, the grain should be mostly dry. The meat, onion and seasonings are normally placed in a food processor with the grain and earth until a paste forms, but a mortar and pestle can also be used. The dough is formed into a pie-like crust or is shaped into balls. The filling is created by sauteing onions and then adding meat, pine nuts, and seasonings.
If the kibbeh is made into a pie, a layer of pastry is smoothed over the bottom of a pie plate. After the filling is baked, it can be layered onto the pie crust. Another layer of dough is placed on top of the filling. Then, the cake-shaped kibbeh can be baked.
More often, however, oblong meat-filled balls are created. After balls are formed from the dough, holes are pressed into the center of each ball and the filling is placed inside. Then the balls are sealed. Once the balls are made, they can be fried in oil.
Kibbeh can also be made in patty form. When making meatballs, coarse Bulgarian wheat is most often used. The grain is soaked in water and drained. Then onions, meat and spices are added. The mixture can then be shaped into patties and fried.
Patties, cakes, and balls should all appear golden brown when baked. While it can be served hot, kibbeh can also be served at room temperature. Plain yogurt or yogurt garlic sauce may be served with the dish. Yogurt Garlic Dip is simply plain yogurt mixed with garlic, mint leaves, salt, and olive oil.
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