What should I make for dinner tonight? This might just be the number one question that we ask ourselves almost daily over here.
Then you have come to the right place, we have rounded up 15 lebanese ground beef recipe that we have shared over the years.
Plus, there is such a variety of flavours in these recipes, so you are sure to find something for you. Most of these recipes are quick and easy ones made especially for busy weeknights.
15 Lebanese Ground Beef Recipe
Lebanese Hushwee Beef
15+ Middle Eastern Ground Beef Recipes Including Kafta Kebob
Ground Middle Eastern Beef Bowl
Loaded Lebanese Rice: Hashweh
One Pot Lebanese Hashweh Ground Beef and Rice
Hashweh (Lebanese Spiced Beef Recipe)
Easy Beef Kafta Kabob
Lebanese Hushweh Rice (Spiced Rice with Meat and Pine Nuts)
Lebanese Spiced Rice – Hashweh
Lebanese Meat and Rice
Kafta (Beef or Lamb)
Lina’s Awesome Lebanese Spinach, Beef & Rice!
What is Hashwit?
The word hashweh is Arabic for “stuffing” so it’s basically the stuffing that we use in many traditional recipes. Knowing this essential recipe lays the foundation for so many more meals. Here are some of the most popular Lebanese recipes where I use hashweh. Stuffed Grape Leaves.
What is Hushwie?
Hashweh (or hushwee) is a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine as a humble, flavor-packed dish made of ground meat cooked in clarified butter. Served with browned rice and seasoned with cinnamon and toasted pine nuts. It’s naturally gluten free and paleo.
How do you cook ground beef so it’s tender?
Simmer Away
Cooking ground beef using a hot, dry method, such as sauteing in a dry skillet, forces the juice out of the meat. The result is dry, tasteless meat. Use low, slow heat instead and simmer the meat with a bit of water, tomato juice or beef broth instead.
What is beef Kafta made of?
We call it Kafta in Lebanon and it’s also widely known as Kofta in other Middle Eastern countries. It’s basically a meatball using either beef, chicken or lamb, mixed with herbs, Middle Eastern spices and onions. All you really need is 4 ingredients: ground beef, onions, parsley and a spice blend similar to all spice.
Can you freeze Hashweh?
You definitely can freeze Hashweh. I would recommend not putting the raisins, nuts, and parsley if you are planning to freeze it. Garnish once you warmed up the frozen dish with the raisins, nuts, and parsley. You can freeze the rest of the dish in an air-tight container in the freezer for up to a few months.
How many calories are in Hashweh?
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 364 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Saturated Fat 2.2g | ||
| Total Carbohydrate 42.4g | 15% | |
How do you make Lebanese lamb and rice?
DIRECTIONS
- Brown lamb in a bit of butter and set aside.
- Saute’ onion in rest of butter, until tender.
- Add the rice, then saute’ until rice is barely golden brown.
- Add the water, pinenuts, cinnamon, allspice, cooked lamb and salt.
- Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat to low, cook 30 minutes or until rice is done.
Why do you add baking soda to ground beef?
Baking soda. According to this graphic from America’s Test Kitchen, all a bunch of ground beef needs is a sprinkling of baking soda and a short sit. The baking soda helps lock in the moisture and prevent the beef from getting soggy, a la Emily.
What spices go well with ground beef?
The following spices taste great with beef:
- Cumin.
- Cinnamon.
- Dark chilis.
- Red pepper flakes.
- Cayenne pepper.
- Curry powder.
- Mustard powder.
Should I cook onions before ground beef?
Meats should be browned off or seared first then add veggies like onion. You don’t want to add raw meats to onions that are browned or caramelized especially if you add spices to them in the beginning, because that will ruin the flavors and isolate the flavor of spices.