LEBANESE KIBBEH RECIPE (Kibe) | Lebanese Street Food | Vincenzo’s Plate and Friends

ground lamb

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground beef is often more affordable.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: chopped walnuts

Sunflower seeds provide a similar crunch, while walnuts are less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is heart-healthy, while canola oil is budget-friendly.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt is thicker and higher in protein, while sour cream is often cheaper.

Put the burgul in a large mixing bowl and add water. Wash the grain well using your hands to mix the water through. You can leave this aside for an hour, or a few minutes if short on time.

Strain the water out, leaving just a small amount so it can continue to absorb.

Add ½ tablespoon of salt, pepper, paprika, dry mint, and cumin. Mix thoroughly so the grain is well flavoured.

Grate an onion and add it to the mixture, then blend it together well.

Chop up 2 small-medium onions.

Put a deep fry pan on high heat and drizzle 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

Add the combined pine nuts and slivered almonds and mix gently while on the stove. Simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Turn off the stove and remove the nuts from the fry pan, leaving the oil inside the pan.

Add the mincemeat to the pan and break it down using a wooden spoon to cook it through.

Add the chopped onion and mix through so all the flavours combine.

Add ½ teaspoon of salt and pepper and simmer until the onion is cooked through.

Crush the rested burgul using your hands until it reaches the perfect consistency.

Add a few sprinkles of water and mix again.

Add the ground meat to the bowl, squashing it down until there are no burgul grains left.

For Kibbeh QRASS (Hollowed balls): Roll a portion of the burgul/meat mixture into a ball, make a hole in the center, and create a pocket. Fill with the mince/nut mixture and fry in olive oil.

For Kibbeh BIL SAYNEEYE (Baked Kibbeh): Drizzle olive oil in a tray, flatten a portion of the meat into the bottom, add the mince mixture, cover with more meat, slice into portions, drizzle with olive oil, and bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.

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