# Kibbeh (Kibe) Recipe

Kibbeh or Kibe or Kubbeh is a tradition Middle Eastern dish.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 4 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 7 oz Bulgur
- 198 g Bulgur
- 7 oz Ground Beef
- 198 g Ground Beef
- 4 oz Ground Beef
- 113 g Ground Beef
- 1 small Onion
- 1 clove Garlic
- 0.5 tsp Cumin
- 0.25 tsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Pine Nuts
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 1 Curry Powder or Advieh Seasoning
- 1 Salt
- 1 Black Pepper
- 1 Dried Mint

## Instructions

1. Add 1/4 cup of water to the bulgur in a large bowl.
2. Rest the bulgur for 10 minutes.
3. Mix the rested bulgur with curry powder and cumin.
4. Grind cumin seeds in a mortar and pestle.
5. Add the ground cumin to the bulgur mixture.
6. Add salt to the bulgur mixture.
7. Dice half of a small onion and add to the bulgur mixture.
8. Grind the bulgur mixture with the diced onion in an immersion blender.
9. Add 7 oz ground beef to the bulgur mixture and mix well with your hands.
10. Cover the mixture with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
11. While the mixture is refrigerating, finely chop half of a small onion.
12. In a small saucepan, sauté the chopped onion with vegetable oil.
13. Add 1 clove of garlic to the sautéed onions.
14. Add 1/2 tsp of curry powder, 1/4 tsp of cumin, and black pepper to the onions.
15. Add 1 tbsp of pine nuts to the onion mixture.
16. Add 4 oz of ground beef to the onion mixture and cook over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
17. Add dried mint to the cooked meat mixture and mix well.
18. Form the bulgur mixture into small balls, making a small well in the center of each.
19. Fill the well in each bulgur ball with the cooked meat mixture.
20. Close the bulgur balls and shape them.
21. Deep fry the kibbeh balls until golden brown.

## Equipment

- large bowl
- spatula
- measuring cup
- mortar and pestle
- immersion blender
- knife
- cutting board
- small saucepan
- green spatula
- wooden spoon
- paper towels
- deep fryer

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/0Yk6ffx_TU8
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/98abc611-0414-4f7b-b72e-53b247a1b7a1
- Extracted: 2025-02-05

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