Kaftah
(shish-ke-bob)


From 
Adnan Al-Shannag and Motasem Al-Syahin, Jordan

 

 

Ingredients:
3 big sweet onions
2 bunches cilantro with stems removed
6 pound of ground meat (lamb and beef)
Black Pepper
Cumin,
1/4 tsp Ginger
Spices from Rana's mom
1 tsp. Cinnamon
Salt


Procedure:

Chop cilantro
Chop onion
Put cilantro and onion in food processor. Blend it "forever";.
Puts about 2 1/2 teaspoon salt into meat, then the celantro/onion mixture.
black pepper, cumin, ginger, kind of spice from Rana's mom, 1 1/2 tspn
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ginger
Adnan mixes all the meat, cilantro/onion, spices together--also a little olive oil (about 1/2 cup).
Lots of mixing--most important thing--hands must be clean.
Places about half of the meat mixture into 9 x 13 pan. Smooth the meat all in the bottom and along the sides. Rana says sometimes she puts Tahini sauce on it. Cover it with aluminum foil 350* 35 minutes. sliced tomato for garnish.
Next, Adnan puts globs of the meat mixture and rolls it in about 6 inch cylinder shape--it's the shish-ka-bob without the shish (stick).

Adnan says--"Use what you have...don't go out and buy it (pans, etc.)".