Aunt Louise's Baked Kibbeh

Aunt Louise's Baked Kibbeh

Make authentic baked kibbeh, a meat pie of ground beef, bulgur, and pine nuts, using this recipe from a Lebanese family.

Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Calories
364 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 2
Place bulgur in a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand until water is absorbed, about 30 minutes.
Step 3
Stir 1/4 cup onion, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, basil, and pepper into the bulgur. Add ground beef and 1/2 pound lamb; mix well. Divide mixture into 2 portions. Pat 1 portion over the bottom of a 12x7-inch baking dish.
Step 4
Pat the other portion into a matching rectangle on a piece of waxed paper. Set aside for the top.
Step 5
Cook and stir remaining 1/4 cup onion and 1/2 pound lamb in a skillet until browned, about 5 minutes. Drain excess grease from the skillet. Stir in pine nuts and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Spoon lamb-pine nut mixture over the meat layer in the baking dish.
Step 6
Invert top layer over the filling. Peel off waxed paper. Score top layer into diamond shapes by cutting diagonally in both directions, leaving about 3 inches between cuts. Press a small dab of butter into the middle of each diamond.
Step 7
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and mint.
Aunt Louise's Baked Kibbeh

Ingredients

  • 2 cups boiling water
  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 2 teaspoons salt, divided
  • 1 cup bulgur wheat
  • 1 pound ground lamb, divided
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1.5 teaspoons dried basil
  • 0.5 cup pine nuts
  • 0.5 cup finely chopped onion, divided
  • 0.25 stick salted butter
  • 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes, or to taste
  • 0.25 cup fresh mint leaves, or to taste

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