Lebanese Meat Loaf (Kibbeh) Recipe

The home of Lebanese & Middle Eastern Recipes invites you to try traditional Lebanese Meat Loaf (Kibbeh) Recipe - An authentic side dish in the Lebanese Kitchen.

Yield: Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

1 cup bulgur wheat
2 cups coarsely chopped onions
1 pound ground lean (7% fat or less) beef or lamb
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
About 1 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup chopped parsley
Black peppercorns
1 cup plain nonfat yogurt
Preparation

1. Place bulgur in a fine strainer and rinse thoroughly with cool water.
2. In a food processor, finely chop the onions. Add beef, 1/2 cup water, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt. Whirl until mixture is a smooth paste.
3. Add bulgur and 1/4 cup parsley; whirl just to mix.
4. Pat meat mixture evenly into a shallow 1- to 1 1/2-quart casserole. Cut through meat mixture to make diamonds 2 to 3 inches wide. Place a peppercorn in the center of each diamond.
5. Bake, uncovered, in a 425° oven until meat is no longer pink in center (cut to test), about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and add salt to taste.
6. To serve, cut diamonds apart and accompany with yogurt.

Nutritional Information
Calories: 357 (22% from fat)
Protein: 32g
Fat: 8.8g (sat 3.2)
Carbohydrate: 39g
Fiber: 8g
Sodium: 674mg
Cholesterol: 66mg

Sunset, JANUARY 1998

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