Arabic food

Arabic food

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Skewered Ground Meat

Skewered Ground Meat
Ingredients


# 1 lb ground beef or lamb
# 1 onion (finely minced or grated)
# 1 egg , beaten
# 1/4 cup breadcrumbs
# 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves , finely minced
# 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
# pepper
# 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Directions

1. Wet hands in water and mix all ingredients together thoroughly.
2. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours.
3. Dampen hands and pat mixture around 6 skewers into long, flattened patties about 1 1/2 inches wide and 4-5 inches long.
4. Grill or broil in oven until browned and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes.
5. Serve with pita bread or rice.
6. SUGGESTION: While meat mixture sets in the refrigerator marinate large chunks of tomatoes, onions, green peppers, or eggplant in a sauce made of equal parts of olive oil and lemon juice with a dash of salt and pepper. thread vegetables on skewers and grill them alongside the meat.

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