Kibbeh Recipe
User Reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Servings
24
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Calories
174 kcal
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Course
Side Dish, Main Course, Appetizer
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Cuisine
Middle Eastern, Lebanese
Kibbeh Recipe
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This incredible Middle Eastern Kibbeh Recipe is small croquet-like balls using lamb, bulgur wheat, and spices for an amazing meal.
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Ingredients
Kibbeh Shell:
- 1 ½ cups cold water
- 2 cups bulgur wheat
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 2 peeled and roughly chopped yellow onions
- 1 ½ tablespoons Lebanese 7 Spice
- 15 fresh basil leaves
- 15 fresh mint leaves
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
Kibbeh Filling
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 peeled and small diced yellow onions
- 1 pound ground lamb
- 1 tablespoon Lebanese 7 Spice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup toasted pine nuts
- neutral-flavored oil for frying
Instructions
- Pour the water over the bulgur wheat in a medium-size bowl just until covered. Mix and set aside for 15-20 minutes.
- Next, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a large frying pan over low to medium heat and
- add in the 2 small-diced onions and brown stirring occasionally, which takes about 20 minutes.
- Turn the heat to high and add in the ground lamb and cook until lightly browned and cooked through out, which takes about 4-6 minutes. Stir often to break up into small pieces.
- Stir in the spice blend, fresh basil, fresh mint, salt, and toasted pine nuts, and set aside.
- Transfer the soaked bulgur wheat to a food processor along with the roughly chopped onions and pulse on high speed until the onions are finely minced.
- Next, add in the ground lamb, spices, fresh herbs, and salt, and pulse on high speed until it becomes smooth.
- Lightly dip your hands in some water and grab about a golf ball size of the processed meat and wheat and form to a ball.
- Dip your thumb in some water and press in the center while rotating the meat with your other hand to form a hollow cone-like shape.
- Spoon in some of the cooked lamb and caramelized onion mixture into the inside of the hollowed-out kibbeh shell.
- Pull up the sides of the kibbeh shell and pinch the top.
- Cupping your hands, roll the kibbeh to form a pointy cylinder-like shape or quenelle.
- Repeat this process until all the ingredients have been used up and place them on a sheet tray lined with parchment paper.
- Fry the kibbeh in batches in a pan of neutral flavored oil at 350° for 2 ½ to 3 minutes per side or until golden brown and cooked throughout.
- Drain on a rack lined cookie sheet tray.
- Garnish with parsley and serve with optional garlic yogurt sauce.
Notes
- Make-Ahead: These are meant to be eaten when they are done cooking. However, you can keep this warm on a rack-lined cookie sheet tray in the oven at 165° for up to 30 minutes before serving.
- How to Store: Cover and store in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 days. You can freeze these covered for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator for 1 day before reheating.
- How to Reheat: Add the desired number of kibbehs to a sheet tray lined with parchment paper and bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until hot on the inside.
- You can use a combination of beef and lamb, but all lamb is traditional.
- If the outside shell ingredients in the food processor are too dry and not moving, add a few tablespoons of water. If it’s too wet, add some flour or corn starch.
- Be sure to have little bowls of water and or oil to dip your hands in before forming the kibbeh so the meat does not stick.
- There should be enough oil to cover half of the kibbeh while they’re cooking.
- If at any point the kibbeh is sticking to your hands at all, just lightly coat your hands in a little bit of cold water.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
174kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
220mg
(9%)
Potassium
174mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
1g
(2%)
Vitamin A
68IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
18mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 174 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 174kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 220mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 174mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 68IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 18mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5.0
12 reviews
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