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Kibbeh Bil Sanieh

Also known as: Kibbeh bil Siniyeh, كبة بالصينية

Layered baked beef-and-bulgur kibbeh with a beef and pine-nut filling.

About Kibbeh Bil Sanieh

Maureen Abood identifies baked kibbeh as a Lebanese family tradition and kibbeh bil sanieh as its tray-baked form. This version selects beef eye of round for the outer layers and retains the recipe’s ground-chuck filling.

Sweet onion flavours the bulgur-and-meat layers, while yellow onion, lemon juice and toasted pine nuts enrich the filling. Cinnamon, cayenne and black pepper season the mixture, with butter adding richness on top.

Two thin kibbeh layers enclose the cooked filling. A scored diamond pattern marks the top, which bakes to a deep golden crust; fresh mint is the source’s garnish.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Wheat (gluten), Pine nuts, Milk.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Kibbeh Bil Sanieh

Maureen Abood’s Lebanese beef kibbeh bil sanieh.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Fine bulgur wheat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual fine #1 bulgur89/128, broader bulgur-wheat candidate; Wheat positive.
  • Finely ground beef eye of round: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual eye-of-round option129 selected over leg of lamb; broader beef candidate not forced to steak/roast form. Finely trimmed/triple ground layer differs from filling chuck.
  • Sweet onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual puréed sweet onion130.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Layer table131 and filling kosher141 allocations consolidated.
  • Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Both layer132 and filling142/156 retained.
  • Ground cinnamon: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Layer133/filling139 allocations consolidated, broader cinnamon candidate.
  • Cayenne pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Layer134/filling140 allocations consolidated.
  • Extra-virgin olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader olive-oil candidate; filling136, pan coat136/158 and optional browning-brush olive-oil option104 consolidated.
  • Yellow onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Ground beef chuck: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual chuck138, broader ground-beef candidate; not assumed same cut as outer layers.
  • Lemon juice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
  • Toasted pine nuts: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Pine nuts source-confirmed. Actual144 confirms Pine nuts, toasted form preserved. No almond or omitted-nut variation.
  • Butter: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual cold butter145/161 dairy identity confirms Milk; full product formula unknown.
  • Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit bulgur cold-water rinse/soak152 plus ice water154 and shaping/smoothing158–159 consolidated.
  • Fresh mint: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual ingredient-note94 says fresh mint garnishes top; kneaded mint variation not adopted.
  • Allspice (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual individually offered optional seasoning93; exact whole/ground form unprovided. Separate spice-blend substitutions110 not selected.

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  1. Maureen Abood’s Lebanese beef kibbeh bil sanieh