Kibbeh Labanieh

Name: Kibbeh Labanieh
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Syrian
Ingredients: 12 stuffed kibbeh balls (bulgur and minced lamb shells); 1kg plain yogurt; 1 egg white or 1 tbsp cornflour; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tbsp dried mint; 1 tbsp butter

كبة لبنية/KIB-beh lab-an-EE-yeh/

Also known as: Kibbeh in Yogurt

About this dish

Fried kibbeh shells simmered in a warm garlic-and-mint yogurt sauce.

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Ingredients

🥩12 stuffed kibbeh balls (bulgur and minced lamb shells)

🥛1kg plain yogurt

🥚1 egg white or 1 tbsp cornflour

🧄4 cloves garlic, crushed

🌿1 tbsp dried mint

🧈1 tbsp butter

Method

Serves 3

Fry or bake the kibbeh balls until golden.

Whisk the yogurt with the egg white or cornflour and a pinch of salt.

Heat the yogurt gently in a pot, stirring constantly in one direction until it simmers.

Add the kibbeh and simmer for 10 minutes.

Fry the garlic and mint in the butter until fragrant and stir into the yogurt before serving.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kibbeh labanieh is a Damascene and Aleppine home dish, where yogurt is stabilised with egg or cornflour so it can be cooked without splitting.

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