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Kubba Bamia
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Kubba Bamia

19 ingredients 12 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1013
Calories
45g
Protein
31g
Fat
141g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Beef 100g cooked 250
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Semolina not in our table 0
Stew not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Kubba
  • 1 pound fine semolina
  • Salt
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 large onion, ground (sprinkled with salt and left to draw out its bitter juices)
  • 2 dried limes
  • Pepper
  • Flour
  • Okra Stew
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced or crushed in a press
  • 3 oz tomato paste
  • A small bunch of celery leaves, chopped (1/4 cup)
  • A small bunch of flat-leafed parsley or cilantro, chopped (1/4 cup)
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon or a 1 dried lime
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 pounds small young tender okra

Directions

1

For the dumpling shell, put the semolina in a bowl with 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Moisten with just enough water, by the tablespoon, to make a firm paste and work it with your hands until it is doughy and elastic. For the dumpling filling, mix the meat, onion, dried limes ground fine in a food processor, and a little pepper

2

Dusting your hands with flour do that they do not stick, take a walnut-sized lump of semolina dough, roll it into a ball, and flatten it thin in the palm of your hand.

3

Place a teaspoon of filling in the center, bring the semolina dough up over the filling, and close the gap. Shape into a ball, then roll in flour so that it does not stick. # Continue with the rest of the dough and filling, arranging all the dumplings on a plate.

4

In a large saucepan, fry the onion in oil till golden. Add the garlic and fry until it begins to color. Add the rest of the ingredients and enough water so that it will cover the dumplings when they are added.

5

Bring to a boil and simmer a few minutes, then drop in the dumplings very gently. They will remain submerged until they are cooked. They should be done in about 25 minutes, when the semolina become soft and they begin to float. Release them gently from them gently from the bottom and sides of the pan if they are stuck.

6

Add the okra stews (bamia) to the kubba soup.

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Category:Israeli Recipes

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