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Iraqi kubba

Name: Iraqi kubba
Total time: 75 min
Yield: Serves 4 (12 pieces)
Ingredients: 300 g Bulgur wheat; 400 g Ground beef; 1/2 tsp Turmeric; 1 Onion; 3 tbsp + for frying Olive oil; 1/2 tsp Cinnamon; 1/2 tsp Cumin; 30 g Pine nuts; 1 Lemon

Preparation time: 1 h 15
Servings: Serves 4 (12 pieces)

Ingredients

Serves 4 (12 pieces)

Bulgur wheat — to buy300 g
Ground beef — to buy400 g
Turmeric — to buy1/2 tsp
Onion — to buy1
Olive oil — to buy3 tbsp + for frying
Cinnamon — to buy1/2 tsp
Cumin — to buy1/2 tsp
Pine nuts — to buy30 g
Lemon — to buy1

Preparation

Soak the fine bulgur 10 minutes in hot water, drain well then blend it with a little raw ground beef and a pinch of turmeric until you get a smooth, pliable dough: this is the shell that will hold together during cooking.
Make the filling: cook the onion in oil, add the rest of the ground beef, cinnamon, cumin and pine nuts, cook 5 minutes.
Wet your hands, take a ball of bulgur dough, hollow it into a shell shape with your thumb, fill with filling then close into a smooth oval ball.
Fry the kubba 5-6 minutes in hot oil, turning them, until golden and crisp outside, soft inside.
Drain on paper towel and serve hot with lemon.