Lebanese Kibbee in a Pan
- 1 lb (.5 kg). ground lamb or beef
- 1-1/2 cups (350 ml) bulgar (ground wheat)
- 2 medium onions, chopped fine
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) pinenuts, optional
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) olive oil
- 1/4 tsp (1 ml) allspice
- salt
- 1/8 tsp (1 ml) cinnamon
- 1/3 cup (80 ml) flour or more
- paprika
- In heavy pan, combine meat, onions, allspice and cinnamon on medium flame and cook until all the pink is gone.
- Keep pressing meat so pieces of onion disappear, about 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, soak bulgar in warm water to cover.
- Cover bowl; let stand until all the water is absorbed, about 15-20 minutes.
- In bulgar, drain all water (if any is left).
- Combine flour, salt and olive oil.
- Mix so that ingredients stick together.
- Grease baking pan with oil.
- Spread half the bulgar mixture on bottom of pan.
- Put meat mixture on top; add pinenuts.
- Top with rest of bulgar.
- Cut into squares and sprinkle with paprika.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees (175 C.).
ground lamb, bulgar, onions, pinenuts, olive oil, allspice, salt, cinnamon, flour, paprika
Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/001115 (may not work)