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| Kefta Bil Sanieh Recipe (beef with tomatoes and potatoes) |
| Written by Dede Med |
Kefta Bil Sanieh Recipe (beef with tomatoes and potatoes)

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Yield: 4-6
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or lamb
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4-6 medium/large potatoes
- 1 16oz can plain tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 thinly sliced roma tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Directions
Slice potatoes to 1/4 inch thickness and drizzle with olive oil and bake on a baking sheet for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. In a large bowl mix ground meat, onion, salt and black pepper. Spread meat into a 2 inch deep pan, bake meat for 15 minutes, after cooking time is up, top the meat with cooked sliced potatoes, sliced tomatoes, tomato sauce and water. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt, black pepper and garlic powder and bake for another 20-25 minutes. Serve with rice, yogurt and pita bread.Kefta Bil Sanieh Recipe (beef with tomatoes and potatoes)
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef or lamb
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 4-6 medium/large potatoes
- 1 16oz can plain tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 thinly sliced roma tomatoes
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Directions
Slice potatoes to 1/4 inch thickness and drizzle with olive oil and bake on a baking sheet for 20 minutes at 400 degrees. In a large bowl mix ground meat, onion, salt and black pepper. Spread meat into a 2 inch deep pan, bake meat for 15 minutes, after cooking time is up, top the meat with cooked sliced potatoes, sliced tomatoes, tomato sauce and water. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp salt, black pepper and garlic powder and bake for another 20-25 minutes. Serve with rice, yogurt and pita bread.This is a Middle Eastern casserole dish consisting of flattened ground beef and topped with tomatoes, tomato sauce and potato slices. It is served warm with rice and Greek yogurt on the side.
lol me too
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
hungry now
By: nebulae10
By: nebulae10
yes I agree, there are many that add parsley as well, you can make it any way you like :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
hello Dede, the kafta bel seniyeh is a Lebanese traditional dishe, and im a from Lebanon, and when i see my mom prepare this dishes , she make all steps like you but only there is one difference that when we add the onion to the beef we add also 1 cup of parsley, i want to say that i like your dishes and if you have any question about the lebanese or middle east dishes, im ready ok tc
By: MrRebitarrr
By: MrRebitarrr
hope you liked it :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Im making it now!!!
By: LiamsMommy10
By: LiamsMommy10
Hi! I'm a giant dog. This looks amazing! Going to make it tomorrow! Thanks!
By: waggable
By: waggable
yeah, everyone loved it. thnx for sharing it!
By: barkmist
By: barkmist
wonderful, I"m glad you liked it, check out my site for other recipes please as well.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I'm so sure that they will like this :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
you don't, you can actually use my tahini sauce to top it off instead :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I did not know this dish with tomato sauce but with tahini sauce. I have now cooked your recipe with tomato sauce and it tastes really good.
By: mixnix67
By: mixnix67
ahhhh. my stomach's growling already. Im gonna try to make this for my fam. Let's see if my brothers are into trying something different.
By: barkmist
By: barkmist
Do you have to put tomatoes in it??
By: lilbrieze
By: lilbrieze
sounds amazing, did you like it?
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I love this dish, my mom always used to make it when I lived back home. I'm doing it tonight with laban b khyar on the side mmmmm...
By: haithy
By: haithy
hmmm very interesting...
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Reminds me of ratatouille :D
By: jennylokz
By: jennylokz
Yes I love it with hot sauce too!
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I hope you liked it, how did it turn out?
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Ok so im pretty young iv known how to cook for a while now but im exploring with new stuff. Me and my family (mom,dad and brother's) are tired of the same ol same ol and this recipe look awesome im looking forward to cooking it for dinner tonight :) thanks i will let you know how it came out, i love thats its inexpensive to cook the items u used are common in a household and prep and cooking time seem short :)
By: Juliolovezmuzic
By: Juliolovezmuzic
My family and I made this dish last night and enjoyed it. I liked it more with a dash of hotsause tho. Thanks!
By: kelcs2
By: kelcs2
@Jehandaisy nope you don't need to b/c the meat has fat in it so it does not stick to the pan :) the written recipe is on my site, check it out :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Ur hot
By: JamesProable
By: JamesProable
Yummy thanx for sharing
By: JamesProable
By: JamesProable
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