''Kabab koobideh'' ( fa, کباب کوبیده) or ''Kobide' ( fa, کوبیده) is an
Iranian
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* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
meat kabab made from
ground lamb or beef, often mixed with ground pepper and
chopped onions.
Etymology
''Koobideh'' comes from the Persian word ''koobidan'' (کوبیدن) meaning slamming which refers to the style in which the meat is prepared. Traditionally, the meat was placed on a flat stone (specifically, a black flat stone) and smashed with a wooden mallet. It is cooked on a ''seekh'' (),
Persian for '
skewer
A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold pieces of food together. The word may sometimes be used as a metonym, to refer to the entire food item served on a skewer, as in "chicken skewers". Skewers are used while grilling or roasting ...
'. It is similar to the Turkish
Adana kebab.
Preparation and cooking
Lamb or beef (precisely 20% fat, 80% meat) is minced twice for finer consistency. A mixture of lamb and beef is also popular. Salt, black pepper, very finely grated onion and optionally one egg yolk per pound of meat is added. All ingredients are mixed, covered, and left to marinate in the refrigerator for at least one hour or overnight.
Kabab koobideh is grilled on wide, flat skewers, traditionally over hot coals, and is served with ''chelow'' (plain white
rice
Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...
with oil, salt and saffron), accompanied by grilled tomatoes and onions.
Sumac is usually served as a tableside garnishing spice.
Chicken kabab koobideh is made using chives or green onions, parsley, salt and pepper. It is served over ''
polow
Pilaf ( US spelling) or pilau ( UK spelling) is a rice dish, or in some regions, a wheat dish, whose recipe usually involves cooking in stock or broth, adding spices, and other ingredients such as vegetables or meat, and employing some techniq ...
'', plain white rice, accompanied by a grilled tomato.
Gallery
File:Isfahan 1220534 nevit.jpg, Kabab koobideh dish in Isfahan
File:Iranian Kabab Koobideh (Bonab style).jpg, Kabab koobideh, Bonabi style
File:Kabab koobideh 2012.jpg, Raw home-made kabab koobideh (not cooked yet)
File:Kabab koobideh 2012.10.jpg, Kabab koobideh and tomato grilling over barbecue grill
File:Kebab koobideh persian.jpg
See also
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Adana kebabı
Adana kebabı is a dish that consists of long, hand-minced meat. It is similar to or synonymous with a dish called kabab koobideh from Iranian cuisine. Mounted on a wide iron skewer and grilled on an open mangal filled with burning charcoal. The ...
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Ćevapi
Ćevapi (, ), ćevapčići (formal: diminutive; , ) is a grilled dish of minced meat found traditionally in the countries of southeast Europe (the Balkans). It is considered a national dish of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also comm ...
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Chelow kabab
Chelow kabab ( fa, چلوکباب ) is an Iranian dish consisting of steamed rice () and one of the many varieties of Iranian kebab. It is considered the national dish of Iran, and was probably created by the time of the Qajar dynasty.
Chelow k ...
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Kabab barg
Kabāb-e Barg ( fa, کباب برگ, ''Kabāb-e Barg''; literally "Leaf Kebab") is a Persian style barbecued and marinated lamb, chicken or beef kabab dish. The main ingredients of ''Kabab-e Barg'' are beef tenderloin, lamb sirloin, or less common ...
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Kebab
Kebab (, ; ar, كباب, link=no, Latn, ar, kabāb, ; tr, kebap, link=no, ) or kabob (North American) is a type of cooked meat dish that originates from cuisines of the Middle East. Many variants of the category are popular around the wor ...
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Kofta
Kofta is a family of meatball or meatloaf dishes found in Balkan, Middle Eastern, South Caucasian, South Asian and Central Asian cuisines. In the simplest form, koftas consist of balls of minced meatusually beef, chicken, pork, lamb or mutto ...
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List of kebabs
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Lula kebab
Lula kebab ( hy, լուլա քյաբաբ, lula kʿyabab, az, lülə kabab) is a type of kebab cooked on skewers. It is made from minced meat. It is a specialty of Armenian, Azerbaijani, and other cuisines of countries in South Caucasus, the M ...
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Şiş köfte
Shish kofta () ( Turkish) is a type of kebab-style kofta dish in Turkish cuisine.
The dish consists of minced lamb, mutton, veal or beef, or a mixture of these meats mixed with herbs, often including parsley and mint, placed on a ''şiş'' ( ...
References
{{Cuisine of Iran, kebab
Ground meat
Iranian cuisine
Middle Eastern grilled meats
Skewered kebabs