kibbee kebabs

Kibbee Kebabs ((Stuffed Kibbee Spheres)
Ingredients

3 lbs ground beef (90%)
2 cans Campbell’s Beef Broth
2 1/2 cups finely cracked wheat (bulgar #1 fine)
allspice
salt
pepper
yoghurt (Greek yoghurt,or even better, homemade)
cinnamon
walnuts (optional)








Directions

Make the filling first
Spray a small frying pan with vegetable oil or Pam
Saute 3/4 cup of ground beef in pan over medium heat till meat is brown, keep tossing.
Add a shake of salt, a shake of pepper and 1/2 teasp. allspice.

Remove meat and place in a small bowl (draining off juices from the pan)
Add 5 tablespoons Greek yoghurt (thick like cream cheese) see how to make yoghurt (ghiban)
Mix together
Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Mix well together

To make the kibbee kebabs:

Using a very large mixing bowl, pour in 1 1/2 cans of Campbell’s beef broth
In another bowl, place 3 cups finely cracked wheat (bulgar) and cover with water.
Pour water off very slowly into sink trying not to lose too much of the cracked wheat, the chaff will float to the top and pour off.

Add cracked wheat to beef broth, squeezing out any excess water with your  hands.

To the cracked wheat and beef broth add,
2 1/4 lbs ground beef
a palmful of salt
1/2 palmful of pepper
a palmful allspice
large dash of cinnamon.



Dip your hands into cold water first and mix all together with your hands. The damp hands help the spices to be thoroughly mixed into the meat. You may have to add a bit more water if the mixture gets too sticky.


To form the meat into spheres, take a small
amount of the meat and shape the meat mixture
into a sphere about 3 inches long.

 Using your forefinger, press a hole at one end and work the finger into the meat sphere, forming a hole by rotating and pressing against the palm of your hand until the thickness of the outer shell is approximately 1/4 inch thick.


With a teaspoon, place a small amount of the stuffing into the cavity.

Gently close open end with finger of other hand, while working with the kibbee, have a bowl of the remainder of the beef broth on hand, dip your fingers in while forming the spheres, use the both to seal ends. This makes the kibbee taste better


Fry in olive oil and serve with Greek yoghurt.







May be frozen uncooked or cooked.

Any left over stuffing is great just to eat on its own!