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                              "TRICK" KIBBEH

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Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Soups

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1       c            Bulgur, fine grade, soaked
                        -1/2 hour in enough water
                        -to cover
     1/4   c            Flour
   3       tb           Salt
     1/4   ts           Cinnamon
   1       c            Thinly sliced green onions
     1/4   c            Finely chopped mint
     1/4   c            Finely chopped parsley
   9       c            Chicken stock
   1       c            Lentils
                        Juice of 3 lemons
   4                    Garlic cloves, crushed
     1/2   c            Olive oil
   1                    Lemon

  The "trick" in this Syrian-Lebanese vegetable soup is
  that there's no meat in the kibbeh "meatballs." The
  idea that a vegetarian dish is a deception (vegetarian
  dolmas are known as yalanji, the Turkish word for
  "counterfeit") goes back at least 1,200 years in the
  Near East.
  
  In bowl, mix bulgur, flour, 1/2 tablespoon salt,
  cinnamon, green onions, mint and parsley. Add enough
  water to make thick dough. Rolls into 24 very firmly
  packed balls the size of large marbles. Set aside to
  dry.
  
  Put 9 cups chicken stock in pot, add lentils and bring
  to boil 10 minutes. Add 2 1/2 tablespoons, reduce heat
  and simmer until lentils are tender, 20-25 minutes.
  
  Add bulgur balls and boil 5 minutes. Add lemon juice,
  garlic and oil. Simmer until balls are done, 10
  minutes. Garnish with thin lemon slices.
 


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