serves
6
prep
20 minutes
difficulty
Easy
serves
6
people
preparation
20
minutes
difficulty
Easy
level
Ingredients
- 1 white onion
- 2-3 mint sprigs
- 500 g very fresh minced lamb
- 135 g (¾ cup) fine burghul, washed, drained
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp allspice
- mint leaves, chopped, to garnish
- extra-virgin olive oil, to garnish
Instructions
Chop half of the onion and place in a food processor with the mint sprigs and pulse a few times. Add 125 grams of the minced lamb to onion mixture and process to a paste.
Place the lamb paste, remaining minced lamb, burghul, salt, ground black pepper and allspice in a large bowl and knead the mixture with your fingers. (Keep a bowl of iced water nearby to dip your hands in while kneading to prevent the mixture sticking to them.)
Turn out kibbeh onto a large plate and flatten to about 2 cm thick.
Scatter over the mint leaves, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve immediately with remaining white onion sliced, tabouleh, hummus and labneh. You can eat all these elements together with Lebanese bread.
As seen in Feast magazine, Issue 5, pg162.
Photography by Peter Georgakopoulos.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
