A Meat Pie Without Dough | Kibbeh Bil Sanieh

 A meat pie without dough, popular in Arabic cuisine, is minced meat baked with bulgur from lean lamb (beef), onions and various spices (black pepper, cinnamon). The finished dish is sprinkled with fried onion rings, nuts, raisins and herbs. Kibbeh is mentioned in Assyrian and Sumerian writings


Taste and aroma of spicy meat

 Cooking method: cut + mix + bake + fry + sprinkle

 Basic household appliances: stove, oven, meat grinder

 Basic kitchen utensils: bowl, frying pan, baking dish (round, diameter - 26-28 cm), knife + cutting board

 Main products: bulgur, lean lamb, onion, vegetable oil

 Cooking time: 1 hour

 Difficulty: medium

 Type of dish: main course


Ingredients (serves 4)

 The basis:

 Bulgur - 100 g

 Water (boiling water) - 150 ml

 Ground meat:

 Salt - ⅓ tsp

 Ground cinnamon - 1 tsp

 Black pepper - to taste

 Lean lamb - 400-500 g

 Onion - 3-5 pcs. (small bulbs)

 Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. + 2 tbsp. for frying

 Powder:

 Onion - 1-2 pcs. (medium bulb)

 Nuts (pine nuts) - 50 g

 Raisins - 50 g

 Greens - to taste


How to cook it?

 1. Prepare the base (pie):

 - soak bulgur in boiling water, leave until completely absorbed

 - cook minced lamb

 - finely chop onions for minced meat

 - mix minced meat, bulgur and finely chopped onion in a bowl

 - add cinnamon, salt, black pepper and vegetable oil

 - mix everything until smooth

 - line the form with baking paper, put the mixture

 - flatten the kibbeh with your hands, divide it into segments with a knife

 - pre heat the oven to 180degrees

 - Bake the cake until light golden crispy crust - 30 minutes.


 2. Prepare the powder:

 - cut the onion into rings

 - fry in oil on both sides until golden brown

 - wash nuts and raisins and dry a little / fry without oil in a pan


 Spread the onion rings, nuts and raisins evenly over the finished pie

 - sprinkle with herbs


 Serving recommendations: served on a common dish, goes well with green salads and flatbreads.

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