Kibbeh bil Sanieh

Name: Kibbeh bil Sanieh (Kibbeh in a Tray)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons oil; 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped; 250 g (8 oz) lamb, veal or beef, minced; A few tablespoons stock; Butter; 60 g (2 oz) pine nuts; Salt and black pepper; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon allspice

Kibbeh in a Tray

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A New Book of Middle Eastern Food

By Claudia Roden

Published 1986

About

This is the easiest stuffed kibbeh. Prepare kibbeh mixture using 500 g (1 1b) meat to 250 g (8 oz) burghul, and following the method described for kibbeh nayé.

Ingredients

Filling

1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
2 tablespoons oil
250 g (

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Fry the onion in hot oil until golden and soft. Add the meat and pine nuts, and continue to cook until the meat has changed colour. Add a few tablespoons of water to soften the meat, season and add the cinnamon and allspice.

Butter a baking tray and smooth half of the kibbeh mixture over the bottom. Spread the filling over this evenly and cover with a second layer of kibbeh