Kibbeh Nayeh Recipe
Kibbeh Nayeh, most often known as a Lebanese dish, is one of those foods that’s like Marmite, you either love it or hate it.
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 169kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Lamb
- ¼ cup Burghul
- 1 Onion
- 25 Mint Leaves
- ½ tsp Seven Spices
- ½ tsp Crushed Red Pepper
- 1 tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Cinnamon
Instructions
- Place the burghul in a bowl and cover with ½ cup hot water, set aside to soak and absorb the water.
- In a food processor combine mint leaves, spices, pepper, salt and chopped onion.
- Add the burghul after it has soaked up the water. Be sure that it is not soggy by squeezing any excess water out.
- Process until everything is mixed well and the mint leaves are chopped up.
- Place the ground lamb in a large bowl, add all ingredients from the food processor, mix well using your hands. (I use sterile gloves when I do this part).
- Once mixed, place on a serving dish and decorate using a spoon to make small grooves in the meat.
- Garnish with your choice of chopped parsley, mint leaves, red peppers, lemon, and even garlic.
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Nutrition
Calories: 169kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 328mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg