Lebanese Meatloaf

Name: Lebanese Meatloaf
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Contemporary Global Halal Fusion
Ingredients: 1 cup Bulgar wheat; 2 cup coarsely chopped onions; 1 lb extra lean ground beef; 0.5 tsp pepper; 0.5 tsp ground cumin; 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp salt; 0.333 cup chopped parsley; black peppercorns; 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt

A dish of beef, bulgar wheat and yogurt, seasoned with cumin and cinnamon and baked in the oven.

55 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 25 min · 55 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Place bulgur in a fine strainer and rinse thoroughly with cool water. In a food processor, finely chop the onions. Add beef, 1/2 cup water, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt. Whirl until mixture is a smooth paste.
2
Add bulgur and 1/4 cup parsley; whirl just to mix. Pat meat mixture evenly into a shallow 1- to 1 1/2-quart casserole. Cut through meat mixture to make diamonds 2 to 3 inches wide. Place a peppercorn in the center of each diamond.
3
Bake, uncovered, in a 425° oven until meat is no longer pink in center (cut to test), about 25 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining parsley and add salt to taste.
25 min
4
To serve, cut diamonds apart and accompany with yogurt.