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A traditional dish of the Iraqi community, delicious!

Ingredients Cubba Bit:

Dough:

• Half kg semolina (fine flour)
• Teaspoon salt
• cup and a Quarter lukewarm water

Filling:

• 1 kg minced meat
• 1/3 cup lukewarm water
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• Celery, chopped half a package (you can use also parsley instead)
• Pinch of black pepper
• Teaspoon sweet paprika
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Sauce:

• Water
• 4 beets medium in size , peeled and sliced.
• 2 onions, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• Teaspoon olive oil

Dough Preparation:

1. Bowl, combine the semolina, add water and some salt. Knead until dough is created (no lumps). Cover the dough and let it rest for 20 minutes.

Filling Preparation

1. Cook the ground meat in a pot, add a little water about 1/3 cup and wait until the water disappear waiting until the meat is cooked a bit, seal and wait.
2. Now fry the onions until golden,when the onions are ready, take a bowl containing the meat add the fried onions and mix, add the chopped celery and the sweet paprika 2 tablespoons olive oil. Stir until mixture is smooth
3. Now prepare the Cubbe: dismantling the dough into small pieces from a each piece of dough we form a small ball and then create a dimple in the middle of the ball with the thumb. Now fill the hole, take a spoon mixture and fill the hole and then close it. Press down firmly. To prepare and place all cubbe tray and set aside

Sauce Preparation

1. Boil a large pot of water (half a pot of water) Add the sugar and salt. When boiling a little water, add the beet slices with olive oil.Cook the beets for about 10 minutes.
2. When sauce is ready add the cubbe pot and cook for about 35-50 minutes on medium heat.
3. When cooking can be served the Kubbe together with the sauce. Advised to submit the sauce with white rice.

Bon Appetite!