Shell
2 cups Fine Bulgur
400gms Extra Lean Mince Beef
1 tablespoon Salt


Meat Mixture
500gms Extra Lean Mince Beef
1 Onion (diced)
2 tablespoons Light Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Dried Parsley
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Black Pepper


Vegetable Oil for frying

Ingredients

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Fried Kubba

Directions

  • Soak the bulgur in cold water for 20 minutes
  • On high heat add the olive oil in a frypan
  • ​Add the onion & saute` for a minute
  • Add the mince beef & fry until cooked
  • Add the salt, pepper & parsley & mix together
  • Remove from the heat into a bowl & set aside to cool down
  • Grab a handful of the bulgur, squeeze the excess water out & place into a bowl
  • In a large bowl add the bulgur, mince beef & salt & mix together with your hands
  • Using a food processor, add 1/2 the mixture & process until a dough consistency. Process remaining mixture.
  • Wet your hands & make a small ball of the shell mixture
  • Make a dent with your finger in the centre of the kubba, 

    make a large opening by flattening the sides

  • Close the top by squeezing the shell
  • Make into torpedo shape with the palms of your hands
  • ​Add the vegetable oil in a saucepan, heat the oil on high heat
  • ​Add the kubbeh 2 at a time
  • ​Fry the kubbeh on all sides until golden
  • Strain excess oil & place on a paper towel dish