Meat

Kubbeh Nayeh

Name: Kubbeh Nayeh
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Israeli
Ingredients: 1 lb ground lamb fine; 1 onion grated; ½ tsp cumin; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 cup bulgur fine; 2 tbsp olive oil

Finely ground raw meat, kneaded with soaked and squeezed fine bulgur, grated onion and spices into a smooth mixture, served right away with olive oil on top.

⏱ 24 min🧩 2 parts

🥩 Meat

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

1
Soak the bulgur 15 minutes in cold water, drain and squeeze well.
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2
Mix the meat with the bulgur, onion, cumin, salt and black pepper until evenly combined.
3
Knead the mixture about 5 minutes, until smooth and sticky.

To assemble

4
Place the mixture on a flat serving plate and flatten into a disk.
5
Pour the olive oil over the top.
6
Serve immediately with pita.
💡Raw meat: buy very fresh meat, ground the same day, keep the mixture chilled and serve right after making it.

545calories

26 gprotein

23 gcarbs

37 gfat

● protein 20%● carbs 17%● fat 63%

Per serving (198 g), of 4 servings

For the Meatball mix · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

Ground lamb: 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Ground lamb →
Onion: measured in pieces: one ≈ 117 g · 40 kcal per 100 g · More about Onion →
Cumin: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.1 g · 375 kcal per 100 g · More about Cumin →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
Bulgur: measured in cup in this recipe: 1 cup = 140 g · 342 kcal per 100 g · More about Bulgur →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →

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🧩 Parts

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⚙️ What you can change

Possible additions: Balls on the plate (tbsp hand) · Walnuts on top · Mint on top · Green onion on top · Parsley on top · Chili pepper on top · Lemon squeezed over the top
Serving: with pita

Kubbeh Nayeh

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Meatball mix

To assemble

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