Oven Baked Kibbeh

Oven Baked Kibbeh

Ingredients for 3 to 4 persons:

For the filling:

• 250 gr. minced meat
• 1 onion finely sliced
• Pepper
• Salt
• 20 gr. butter

Preparation of the filling:

1. Heat the butter in a jar and fry the onions in it.
2. Add the minced beef and stir fry with a fork until the meat has become in fine pieces.
3. Add the pepper and salt and turn off the heat and let the filling become cold.

For the kibbeh:

• 250 gr. Beef mince
• 300 Gr. fine Burgul
• Half Onion
• Pepper
• Salt
• 2 tablespoon  sweet chili powder
• 150 ml. Water
• Butter

Preparing the KIBBEH:

1. Soak the Burgul in 200 ml water for 10 min.
2. Add the pepper and salt, paprika powder and onion.
3. Mix everything well and add the meat.
4. Grind everything in the mincer and gradually add 150 ml of water.
5. Repeat only the grinding up to 3 times on the middle position.

Prepare:

1. Take a round baking dish and smear it with butter, the sides as well.
2. Take a hand of the dough (30gr.) Moisten your hands with a little water and press flat in palm of your hand in 0.5 cm. Thick.
3. Place the flat kibbeh in the baking dish each time the same until the scale is completely covered.
4. Moisten your hands with a little water and rub everything nicely flat.
5. Spread the filling nicely evenly flat over the flat kibehh in the baking dish.
6. Take another hand of dough (30gr.) Moisten your hands with a little water and press flat in palm of your hand in 0.5 cm. Thick.
7. Place the flat kibbeh on the chopped filling in the baking dish each time the same until the dish is completely covered.
8. Moisten your hands again with a little water and rub everything nicely flat.
9. Go with the knife against the sides of the baking dish loosen the kibbeh.
10. Divide the Kibbeh into 8 parts and cut 3 even slices in each part beginning each side.
11. Make another 3 slices in each part in the contrast beginning with the side.
12. Make holes with the knife in the kibbeh and divide with the tablespoons of good butter on it.
13. Bake it in a pre-heated oven for 45 min. At 200 ° on the lowest position without hot air.

Tip: First start with the preparation of the filling. you can add  pine nuts to the filling for extra taste.

Serve with a fresh salad and a glass of yoghurt drink.