Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2012

Excellent recipe; this is one of my favorite ground meat dishes! I make a double batch in a large cake pan, bake it for 35-40 mins and finish with a few minutes under the broiler. The kibbeh freezes very well. It's great topped with toasted pine nuts and a yogurt sauce (either raita or a quick mix of Greek yogurt, minced garlic, and dried dill). I omit the 3 tbs olive oil - it's plenty moist and flavorful without it. Also, I usually use a combination of meats - 1/3 lamb and 2/3 lean beef is great, and it's hard to tell the difference vs. all lamb.

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Mr. Mau

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2012

This was so good. We had kibbeh at my husband's bosses house and we have been wanting it ever since. This recipe was wonderful. I pressed it into a pan and baked it. I added a half cup of toasted pine nuts. Next time I may add more seasonings and salt. I served it with a salad of tomato, cucumber, onion, olive oil and lemon. Then some hummus, tzatkiki and pitta bread.

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GOMELA

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Mesa, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 11, 2011

Being Lebanese and this one of our national dish, we use fine burghul and we add some ground marjoram to the meat mixture.... And we serve it with youghurt mixed with chopped cucumber or green salad.

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Imane

Home Town: Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Living In: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2011

Tasty, but a little dry. I will probably add pine nuts, as another reviewer did, next time.

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Amybobamy

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 28, 2011

I liked the recipe and my family thought it was tasty. I made it in the oven as it was one of the cooking options. I did find that it was not necessary to add the three tablespoons of oil on top as it ended up a bit to oily but overall it was a success. I did add a bit of cayenne pepper, garlic powder and cumin to the meat to add a bit more spice.

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LTasc

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2011

This recipe was awesome!! The only change I made was to add pine nuts. Other than that, this recipe is just perfect as is :)

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Sabrina0074

Reviewed: Aug. 1, 2011

This was good! Not amazing...but good. I used ground beef because it's cheaper and then everything else was the same as the recipe. I think this is a good recipe, but I will definitely be experimenting with other recipes along the way.

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