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Lebanese baked kibbeh
OmnivoreMediterranean📦 Batch cook❄ Freezer-friendly
Levantine iconic — bulgur + spiced lamb layers baked into a savory tray, scored into diamonds. Served warm with yogurt and lemon.
⏱ 70 min✂ 30 prep👤 6 serves🧊 3fridge
Ingredients
- •200 g fine bulgur wheat #1
- •600 g lean ground lamb or beef
- •2 medium onion (minced fine)
- •60 g pine nuts (toasted)
- •1 tsp ground allspice
- •0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- •0.5 tsp ground cumin
- •1.5 tsp kosher salt
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Steps
- 1Soak bulgur in water 10 min; squeeze dry.
- 2Mix bulgur + half of meat + onion + spices + salt; knead 2 min smooth.
- 3Sauté the other half of meat with pine nuts + spices for the middle layer.
- 4Press half the bulgur mix into a greased tray; spread meat-pine nut layer; top with remaining bulgur mix.
- 5Score top into diamonds; drizzle olive oil.
- 6Bake 200°C for 35 min until top is bronzed.
- 7Serve with yogurt + lemon.
Per serving micros
% of adult daily reference intake (FDA/EFSA averaged)
3 tbsp olive oil
•2 tbsp fresh mint (chopped)•200 g plain yogurt (to serve)•1 pc lemon wedges (to serve)Iron
22%
Lebanese baked kibbeh · Volya