Quibe

Ingredients

• 1½ cup (8 oz) bulgur wheat
• 1 lb ground sirloin
• 1 chopped onion
• 4 chopped cloves of garlic
• fresh mint leaves (about 12 branches)
• 4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper

Directions

1. Soak bulgur in water at least 3 hours.
2. Drain and press bulgur in a colander to remove water.
3. Beat the onion, garlic and mint leaves to make a coarse paste.
4. Pour this paste in a large bowl, add the bulgur, ground sirloin, salt, cinnamon and ground pepper.
5. Knead the mixture thoroughly, when ready, it will resemble dough.
6. Form the dough into 2-inch rolls with shape of a football ball.
7. Deep fry rolls at 350 °F for about 10 minutes or until crusty and brown.