Beef Kebab (Koobideh)

Steps5

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   Step 1. Mince the onion

   Pulse the yellow onion in a food processor until finely minced, without pureeing it.

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   Step 2. Squeeze out onion liquid

   Squeeze as much liquid as possible out of the minced onion.

   Removing the liquid keeps the kebabs from becoming loose and watery.
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   Step 3. Combine the beef mixture

   Combine the ground beef with the squeezed onion, salt, pepper, turmeric, cayenne pepper and saffron water.

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   Step 4. Shape the kebabs

   Press the beef as evenly as you can into the baking dish, score it into long kebab-shaped stripes, then make indentations with the spatula.

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   Step 5. Bake the kebabs

   Put the kebabs in the oven.

   Ground beef