Lebanese Meat Loaf

Lebanese Meat Loaf
The recipe Lebanese Meat Loaf could satisfy your middl eastern craving in roughly 45 minutes. This main course has 348 calories, 33g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of pepper, bulgur wheat, ground cinnamon, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the bulgur wheat you could follow this main course with the Bulgur Pudding with Candied Ginger and Figs as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Place bulgur in a fine strainer and rinse thoroughly with cool water.
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In a food processor, finely chop the onions.
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Add beef, 1/2 cup water, pepper, cumin, cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon salt. Whirl until mixture is a smooth paste.
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Add bulgur and 1/4 cup parsley; whirl just to mix.
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Pat meat mixture evenly into a shallow 1- to 1 1/2-quart casserole.
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Cut through meat mixture to make diamonds 2 to 3 inches wide.
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Place a peppercorn in the center of each diamond.
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Bake, uncovered, in a 425 oven until meat is no longer pink in center (cut to test), about 25 minutes.
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Sprinkle with remaining parsley and add salt to taste.
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To serve, cut diamonds apart and accompany with yogurt.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings4
Health Score33
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