Cold Meat Loaf / Kafta Mahshi Bil Bayd
- 3 eggs
- 1 lb ground lamb or 1 lb beef
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon za'atar spice mix
- 1 onion, minced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 12 teaspoon pepper
- 12 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped FLAT LEAF
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Place eggs in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water.
- Place over medium heat until water boils, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes.
- OR use your own favorite technique of making hard boiled eggs.
- Drain water from saucepan and run cold water over eggs until they are cool.
- Peel cooked eggs, leave whole, and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine meat, cinnamon, zaatar, onion, salt, pepper, and cumin.
- Mix thoroughly.
- Place a strip of aluminum foil, about 14 inches long, on a clean work surface.
- Place meat mixture on foil.
- Wet your hands slightly and shape mixture into a 3 1/2 8-inch oblong about 1/2-inch thick.
- Sprinkle meat with parsley.
- Arrange hard-cooked eggs end to end in the center of mixture.
- Shape mixture over eggs to form a loaf.
- Wrap aluminum foil tightly around meat.
- Place in roasting pan and bake uncovered for 40 minutes.
- Remove meat loaf from oven.
- Carefully unwrap foil using oven mitts and a fork.
- Pierce loaf with a sharp knife.
- If juices from center are no longer pink, meat loaf is done.
- If not, wrap package again and return to oven for 15 minutes.
- Leave loaf on UNWRAPPED foil to cool.
- When cool, refrigerate, uncovered, until cold.
- Slice and serve.
eggs, ground lamb, cinnamon, zaatar spice mix, onion, salt, pepper, ground cumin, fresh parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cold-meat-loaf-kafta-mahshi-bil-bayd-425962 (may not work)