Kibbi Bil Sanieh (baked Kibbi)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 kg ground lean meat
• 2 1/2 cups burghul smooth cracked wheat, washed
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice (as desired)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil, and butter mixture
• 1/4 cup shortening (for greasing oven tray) or 1/4 cup butter (for greasing oven tray)
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 kg minced meat
• 1 cup shortening or 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 cup fried pine nuts

Recipe

• 1 filling: sauté onion with shortening over medium heat. stir in meat, salt, and spices. cook for 15 minutes till tender. remove from heat. mix in pine nuts.
• 2 drain burghul using a sieve, then press to remove excess water as much as possible.
• 3 process twice: meat and onion using a food processor. remove meat mixture. knead meat and burghul with your hands.
• 4 process meat mixture another time in the food processor. remove, add salt and spices. knead another time with wet palms (use cold water).
• 5 divide meat mixture into two, make from each 4 balls.
• 6 flatten each ball between your wet palms (use cold water). place the 4 flattened balls in a greased oven tray (40x50 cm). spread the 4 balls evenly using your wet palms (about 3 cm thick).
• 7 spread filling over meat as steps 5,6. cover filling with rest of the meat mixture repeating the same procedure as before.
• 8 run a knife blade around edge of tray, then score deeply into diamond shapes. pour oil and shortening over top.
• 9 bake in a moderate heat oven (200°c) for 30 minutes.
• 10 serve hot with salads and appetizers.