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Kefta Bil Sanieh Recipe (beef with tomatoes and potatoes)
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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. 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)

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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)
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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.
@MrRebitarrr yes I agree, there are many that add parsley as well, you can make it any way you like :)
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
@LiamsMommy10 hope you liked it :)
By: dedemed
Im making it now!!!
By: LiamsMommy10
Hi! I'm a giant dog. This looks amazing! Going to make it tomorrow! Thanks!
By: waggable
@dedemed yeah, everyone loved it. thnx for sharing it!
By: barkmist
@mixnix67 wonderful, I"m glad you liked it, check out my site for other recipes please as well.
By: dedemed
@barkmist I'm so sure that they will like this :)
By: dedemed
@lilbrieze you don't, you can actually use my tahini sauce to top it off instead :)
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
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
Do you have to put tomatoes in it??
By: lilbrieze
@haithy sounds amazing, did you like it?
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
@jennylokz hmmm very interesting...
By: dedemed
Reminds me of ratatouille :D
By: jennylokz
@kelcs2 Yes I love it with hot sauce too!
By: dedemed
@Juliolovezmuzic I hope you liked it, how did it turn out?
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
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
@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
Ur hot
By: JamesProable
Yummy thanx for sharing
By: JamesProable
@Jehandaisy nope, the meat has enough fat that you don't need to add oil. Check out the written recipe on my site :)
By: dedemed
Do you add oil to the suneya so that the lahma and doesn't burn?
By: Jehandaisy

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