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| Kefta Kabob Recipe |
| Written by Dede Med |
Kefta Kabob Recipe

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Yield: 4-6
Level: Easy
Ingredients
- 1lb ground beef 15% fat
- 1/3 lb ground lamb
- 2 tbs chopped parsley
- 1tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp sumac
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp Dede's 7 spices
- olive oil for pan frying
- 3 tbs melted butter
Directions
Combine all ingredients except olive oil. Shape meat into 2-3 inch ovals or shape onto skewers. Cook on grill for 3-4 minutes on each side and be careful while turning not to break the meat. Or heat a pan and add 2-3 tbs of olive oil and add kefta ovals, cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned. Paint with melted butter before serving warm. Serve with hummus, garlic, pita bread and salad.Kefta Kabob Recipe
Ingredients
- 1lb ground beef 15% fat
- 1/3 lb ground lamb
- 2 tbs chopped parsley
- 1tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp sumac
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp Dede's 7 spices
- olive oil for pan frying
- 3 tbs melted butter
Directions
Combine all ingredients except olive oil. Shape meat into 2-3 inch ovals or shape onto skewers. Cook on grill for 3-4 minutes on each side and be careful while turning not to break the meat. Or heat a pan and add 2-3 tbs of olive oil and add kefta ovals, cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned. Paint with melted butter before serving warm. Serve with hummus, garlic, pita bread and salad.Kefta or kofta In the simplest form, consist of balls of minced or ground meat — usually beef or lamb — mixed with spices and/or onions. They can be grilled, baked or cooked in a pan. Kefta as an alternate can be made with ground chicken or ground turkey as well.
NOTE: IF USING DEDE'S KEFTA KABOB SPICE, USE 2 TSP TO REPLACE THE BLACK PEPPER, SUMAC, NUTMEG AND 7 SPICES
NOTE: IF USING DEDE'S KEFTA KABOB SPICE, USE 2 TSP TO REPLACE THE BLACK PEPPER, SUMAC, NUTMEG AND 7 SPICES
I often make it with just beef or check out my chicken kabob recipe as well :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I don't like lamb. Can we make it keep moisture?
By: mimispiderie
By: mimispiderie
yes, ONE teaspoon :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
yes, ONE teaspoon :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
one teaspoon of salt
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that is more than one teaspoon. i love it!
By: xArtificialArts
By: xArtificialArts
you can definitely make it with lamb as well.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
you are so welcome, check out my site DedeMed
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
thanks check out my site DedeMed
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
very simple recipe! Thanks Dede! (^_ ^)
By: Mbeebeelove
By: Mbeebeelove
i dont like beef i never will eat it i only eat lamb
By: hexpass
By: hexpass
fantastic, you're awesome!
By: coolguynice2002
By: coolguynice2002
Cool, I used to live in Michigan! All my family is up there. And my roommate is 50% Lebanese. :)
By: Supermassively
By: Supermassively
Thanks for your advice Dede, I will try it with beef only :)
By: kokimotousa
By: kokimotousa
I am from Detroit and 100% Lebanese :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
you don't have to use ground lamb, you can use just ground beef. I always make my kefta with just ground beef, I'm not a big lamb person. Also check out my chicken kefta recipe, it's almost the same thing but make with ground chicken :) All of these recipes and alternatives are on my site.
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
I want to try this recipe but it has been very hard for me to find a store that sells ground lamb :(
By: kokimotousa
By: kokimotousa
I can tell from your accent that you're in the Great Lakes area, but what is your ethnic nationality? Iraqi? Persian?
By: Supermassively
By: Supermassively
sorry I'm married, but please still try my recipes :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
just go to my site, the recipe are really easy, that way you can cook for a girl you like and teach her to go to my site and learn to make my recipes :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
yes I have a fish tagine recipe, check it out on my site :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
Do you have any tagine recipes? Love to see how that is done.
By: puggychu
By: puggychu
Marry me! lol
I need to find a middle-eastern or south Mediterranean woman so I can eat amazing things like this every day. I suck at cooking...
By: Supermassively
By: Supermassively
DeDe you need to come and cook for me. We can buy groceries with my unemployment check....what do you say?
By: mtd076
By: mtd076
thank you so much for the nice comment, I really appreciate it :)
By: dedemed
By: dedemed
That was brilliant! an excellent and thorough explanation! thank you!! :D
By: manzrnet
By: manzrnet
We're on 
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