Kibbe with Yogurt

Name: Kibbe with Yogurt
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 recipe Stabilized Yogurt; 2 teaspoons dried mint; 1 ½ teaspoons salt; ½ recipe uncooked kibbe (yields 12 kibbe; page 151); ¼ cup clarified butter; Salt to taste

Preparation info

Makes
4 to 6
Servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mediterranean Small Plates

By Clifford A. Wright

Published 2023

About

This is a good recipe for leftover kibbe, the stuffed bulgur-and-meat ovals that are a famous Lebanese meze. Kubba bi’l-laban, which means “kibbe with yogurt,” is one of many preparations you can make with kibbe. Here the kibbe are stirred into yogurt for a very satisfying dish, served with rice when not serving it as a meze.

Ingredients

½ recipe uncooked kibbe (yields 12 kibbe; page 151)
1 recipe Stabilized Yogurt
3

Asia
Lebanon
Starter
Leftovers

Method

Make and shape the kibbe.
Bring the stabilized yogurt to a boil in a large, heavy saucepan. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the kibbe and continue to simmer, uncovered.
Meanwhile, in a mortar, pound the garlic, salt, and mint together until well mashed. In a small skillet, heat the clarified butter over medium-high heat, then cook