Looking for "Kibby" (mediterranean meatball) recipe. :)?

Question

I read about it in a Dean Koontz book! :)

Answer 1

Hi! I love Kibbeh! Here's a recipe from a Lebanese cookbook that I've made.

OUTER SHELLS:

1/2 cup bulgur

1/2 lb lamb

1 cup finely chopped red onion

1/2 tsp ground allspice  

1/2 tsp ground oregano

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Salt to taste

1 tbsp olive oil

vegetable oil for shallow frying



FILLING:

1 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup ground lamb

1/4 cup chopped onions

1/2 tbsp pine nuts

1/2 tbsp slivered almonds

1/4 tsp allspice

1/4 tsp oregano

1/2 tbsp finely chopped mint leaves

1/2 tbsp pepper

Salt to taste

METHOD:

Place bulgur in a bowl and pour cold water to cover. Soak for about 15 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water, and squeeze well to remove the moisture.

Make the filling:

Heat oil in a small frying pan, add the onions and cook till soft, add the pine nuts and almonds and cook till they start to brown. Add the spices, salt and ground lamb and cook till the meat is cooked through. Remove from the stove and stir in the mint leaves and keep aside.

Make the outer shells:

Add the bulgur, ground lamb, chopped onions, olive oil and the spices to a large bowl and mix well to combine. Add a little water if necessary.

Shape the outer shell mixture into equal sized balls:

This will make about 8 balls. Insert your thumb to make a hollow space in the balls, place the filling in the hollow and flatten out the balls and shape into ovals so that the filling is completely covered.

Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan and shallow fry the Kibbeh balls till all the sides are browned and the meat is cooked through.

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This is yummy served with a garlic/yogurt sauce:

1 cup plain yogurt

1 tsp minced garlic

1 TB finely chopped fresh mint

Salt to taste

Answer 2

No recipe here, but I do love it.  I see it on restaurant menus spelled "kibbe", so that may help you in your search.

Answer 3

Kibbe (lots of different spellings) is a range of lamb dishes with bughul wheat included mostly from around Lebanon and Syria, the recipe given previously is for the most famous version it is a bit tricky to make and really needs practise but it is absolutely delicious.

Others have the ingredients baked in a tray, served in soup and one where the meat is raw Kibbe Nayye

Answer 4

She's right and her recipe is good...so I,m not going to bother to answer, but its good that you asked or you wouldn't have found out how to spell it so you can find other recipes for it. Greek cookbooks are also a good source! Keep asking about things like this! everyone learns from it (and isn't it nice that most answerers aren't s****. about spelling mistakes... I think so!)

There are a lot of quicker recipes so look them up or wait for others to kick in.