Kobeba Masriya

Name: Kobeba Masriya
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Egyptian
Ingredients: 2 cups fine bulgur, for the shell; 300g ground beef, for filling; 1/4 cup pine nuts; 1 onion, chopped

كبيبة/koh-BEE-bah/

Also known as: Egyptian Kibbeh

About this dish

Torpedo-shaped bulgur shells stuffed with spiced ground meat, deep-fried until crisp, an Egyptian take on kibbeh.

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Ingredients

🌾2 cups fine bulgur, for the shell

🥩300g ground beef, for filling

🌰1/4 cup pine nuts

🧅1 onion, chopped

Method

Serves 2

Knead bulgur with a little semolina into a smooth, pliable shell dough.

Cook ground beef with onion and pine nuts for the filling.

Shape the shell dough around a portion of filling into a torpedo shape.

Seal completely and deep fry until golden and crisp.

Serve hot with tahini sauce.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Kobeba is the Egyptian rendering of Levantine kibbeh, popular in Alexandria and other coastal cities.

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