Woops - the kibbeh recipe quoted above is the deep-fried version. I
call deep-fried anything labor intensive. Here's my version, baked in a
shallow dish:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.f...88cd8d 1bc0f3

At a Lebanese party you might see kibbeh served THREE ways - raw (yes,
raw), fried in balls or football shapes, and baked in a tray and cut
into diamonds or rectangles. The baked version is considered more
"homestyle" but I like it because it's healthier and less trouble.

Leila