A General Recipe for Kubba Filling

Name: A General Recipe for Kubba Filling (Hashu ’l-Kubba)
Cuisine: Iraqi
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil; 1¾ lbs (800 g) lean ground/minced meat; ¼ to ½ teaspoon chili pepper, optional; ½ teaspoon baharat; ½ cup (2 oz/60 g) slivered/flaked almonds, dry toasted, optional; ¼ cup (2 oz/60 g) currants, or chopped raisins, optional; ¼ cup (½ oz/15 g) chopped parsley, optional; ¼ teaspoon prepared noomi Basra, optional; ½ to 1 teaspoon black pepper; 1½ teaspoons salt; 2 medium onions (about 1½ cups/9 oz/250 g), finely chopped; ½ teaspoon allspice

Hashu ’l-Kubba

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Delights from the Garden of Eden

By Nawal Nasrallah

Published 2019

About

Though shells for this type of stuffed food are made from a variety of ingredients, the stuffing for all is more or less the same. Here is how to prepare it.

Ingredients

1¾ lbs (800 g) lean ground/minced meat
1 tablespoon oi

Asia
Iraq
Gluten-free

Method

Heat oil in a big skillet and cook ground/minced meat, stirring occasionally, and breaking down any lumps with the back of a spoon. When moisture evaporates, add onion and stir until transparent, 10 to 15 minutes, total.
Add the rest of the ingredients in the last 5 minutes of cooking, and stir gently. Set aside to cool down.