Beef Koobideh Kebab

preparation: 15 min. + 1 hour marinating Ingredients for 4 servings: 1 lb ground beef (80/20) ½ onion 2 tbsp breadcrumbs Marc’s Koobideh Kebab Spice Mix Utensils: sharp knife, wide metal skewers, large bowl, barbecue grill Directions: Mix 1 lb ground beef (80/20) with 1.5 to 2 tbsp spice mix, 1/2 onion and 2 tbsp breadcrumbs. Refrigerate for 1 hour, put the mixture around wide metal skewers and flatten the mixture with your fingers, that it becomes the characteristic wave shape. Preheat a charcoal grill and grill the skewers until done. Serve with grilled tomatoes or vegetable skewers and chelo, Persian rice. Side Dishes: grilled tomatoes, vegetable skewers, Persian rice

Koobideh Kebab Spice Mix

Koobideh Kebab is an Iranian meat kebab, made from ground beef or lamb. The meat is seasoned, put around flat metal skewers and then flattened with the fingers, that it becomes the characteristic wave shape. The skewers are then grilled on an open charcoal grill. It is then served with rice and grilled tomatoes or grilled vegetable skewers.