Iranian Recipes: Kebab Koobideh

Kebab Koobideh

Kebab koobideh  is an Iranian minced meat kabab which is made from ground lamb, beef or chicken, often mixed with parsley and chopped onions.
Kabab means "Cooking on Fire".
The traditional meat for kebab is lamb, but depending on the local tastes and religious believes, it may now be beef, goat, chicken or fish. Like other ethnic foods brought by travellers, the kebab has become a part of everyday cuisine in many countries.
Tradition has it that the dish was invented by medieval Persian soldiers who used their swords to grill meat over open fires.
It is served with the basic Iranian meal maily with grilled tomatoes on the side of the rice, and butter on top of the rice.
In my recipe i will use minced lamb but you could choose any other meat to taste and follow the same guide lines.



Ingredients:

- 1 onion, grated and excesive juice squeezed out
- 2 lbs ground lamb or minced lamb
- 1 Tablespoon of turmeric
- 1 Tablespoon of sumac ( optional)
- 1 or 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper or to taste
- 1 egg, beaten

Step 1:

Grate your onions fine and squeeze all the juice from your gated onions.

Step 2:


Add your lamb mince and all the spices to a large bowl and mix well so all ingredients are well devided trough your meat.
Your meat will begin to get a pasty kind of texture and might turn yellow in colour from the turmeric.
Now put meat aside for minimum of 1 hour so the spices get time to flavour your meat, the longer you leave it the better the taste, best is to leave it over night.

Step 3:

When your meat is marinated take it out the fridge andpress the meat around the skewers/ or knifes with the palm of your hand.
Once you get the mixture pretty even, use your thumb and forefinger to press little lines into the meat. Not only is it to make it look good but it’s also how bites are indicated. Each segment is meant to be about a mouthful in size.


Step 4:

Grill on both sides over a medium hot grill until done, around ten minutes.
 Serve with a sprinkling of sumac and serve with grilled tomatoes, rice topped by some melted butter, other grilled vegitables or use pomegranate syrup as a dip to compliment the meats wonderful flavour.

 

Now in Iran we would say " لذت بردن از غذا " which means;

                                                                " Enjoy your meal"




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