Kebbeh Labanieh

Kebbe Labanieh

Kebbeh Labanieh, is a famous dish in our Oriental Cuisine. It consists of Meat dough, stuffed with minced meat and cooked in flavored yogurt.

Directions

1. Prepare the meat dough, by combining meat, onions, bulgur wheat and spices in a food processor with some ice cubes. You can add some chili paste for a hue of color.
2. Brown in a hot pan the onions, minced meat and spices using oil or butter.
3. Roll the meat-bulgur dough into equal amounts of 30 – 45 grams each.
4. Use your finger to dig a whole in the balls and try as possible to get thin shell, now using a teaspoon fill the holes with grounded meat, then close the edges using the palm of your hands.
5. Boil the Kebbeh in aromatic water, as bay leaves, cardamom, cloves and cinammon.
6. They will float when cooked, we strain them and leave them aside.
7. Fry the crushed garlic with mint and coriander in butter or oil.
8. In a big saucepan, whisk the yogurt with the eggs then turn on the heat and stir until they boil.
9. Cook the Kebbeh in yogurt for few minutes, add the flavored butter.
10. Plate them , sprinkle with some pine nuts.
11. Let’s dig in. Sahtein