Kabob Koobideh Recipe
Koobideh is a traditional Persian kabob dish that combines minced meat grilled with rice, and seasonings.
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb ground lamb
- ¼ g saffron
- 2 ice cubes
- 2 yellow onions
- 1 tbsp sumac
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1 tbsp black pepper
Instructions
- Using a mortar and pestle, grind up your saffron into a fine powder.¼ g saffron
- Place ice cubes on top of the saffron powder and let it melt to bloom.2 ice cubes
- Grate your onions and squeeze out all the water. You want them as dry as possible so that our meat isn't loose.2 yellow onions
- Place your ground beef and lamb into a bowl, add your bloomed saffron water, dried onions, season with ground sumac, salt, and pepper. Mix well.1 lb ground beef, 1 lb ground lamb, ¼ g saffron , 2 yellow onions, 1 tbsp sumac, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp black pepper
- Grab your flat skewers and place a handful of our meat on top. Slowly but firmly press it in to the skewer making sure it isn't too thick otherwise it was fall when cooking.
- Using your fingers, press in to make ridges every inch, then pinch the ends off to seal.
- Place skewers in the fridge for at least an hour to firm up again before cooking.
- Place skewers over high high on the BBQ to cook while turning every minute until each side is browned.
- Serve with rice, onions, tomatoes, and more sumac.