Kibbeh (Lebanese Beef Dish)

Ingredients

• •2 cups cracked wheat
• •2 pounds ground lamb or beef
• •2 large onions
• •2 teaspoons salt
• •1 teaspoon black pepper
• •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. 1Wash wheat several times in cold water. Allow wheat to stand in water for about 1 hour.
2. 2Grind meat and onions fine. Mix with seasonings and wheat. If necessary, moisten hands in small bowl filled with cold water. (Thoroughly mixing or kneading of the mixture is very important.)
3. 3Kibbeh may be fried, baked plan, broiled or baked with a filling. When using a filling, spread half of kibbeh into a 10 by 10 inch pan that has been greased with butter; be sure to bring mixture all the way to the edge of pan. Add filling. Top with other half of kibbeh.
4. 4Run knife around edge of the pan to help seal layers together. Cut, no deeper than top layer.
5. 5Bake until brown.