Kibbe

Kibbe de Carne

Preparation info
  • Makes

    45–50

    kibbes
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Brazilian Kitchen: 100 Classic and Contemporary Recipes for the Home Cook

By Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

Published 2012

  • About

Brazil is a melting pot that received an influx of immigrants in the mid-1900s, including Lebanese, who brought along all sorts of wonderful foods. Kibbe is one of them, and is a favourite of mine. For this recipe, make sure you buy very lean beef mince. If the meat is marbled with fat, the kibbe might not hold its shape when frying. Take the mince out of the refrigerator 20–30 minutes before using so that it blends more evenly with the bulghur. Bulghur wheat is a very nutritious grain and