Recipes · Iranian · Grilled Dishes
Kabab Koobideh (Persian Grilled Ground Meat Kabab)
One serving has 554 kcal and 31 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (167%), zinc (86%), niacin (66%), selenium (56%), phosphorus (42%) and pyridoxine (35%). Ready in 30 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (220 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, High protein, Low carb
- Contains: beef, dairy, meat
Ingredients
- 90 g Lamb, ground, raw
- 90 g Beef, ground, 80% lean, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 1.3 g Salt
- 0.3 g Black pepper
- 0.3 g Turmeric
- 8 g Butter, unsalted
- 0.3 g Lemon zest
Method
- Grate the onion and squeeze out the excess liquid, then mix it into the ground lamb and beef with the salt, pepper and turmeric.
- Knead the mixture vigorously for several minutes until it becomes sticky and smooth; this working is what helps it cling to the skewer.
- Mould the mixture onto flat, wide skewers in long, thin shapes, pressing firmly.
- Grill over hot charcoal, or under a very hot broiler, turning carefully, for 10-12 minutes, brushing with the melted butter, until well charred outside and cooked through with no pink remaining (74°C/165°F).
- Sprinkle with the lemon zest (a sumac stand-in) and serve hot, traditionally with rice or flatbread and grilled tomato.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 554 kcal | 26% |
| Carbohydrates | 3.3 g | |
| Water | 138 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.69 g | 2% |
| Protein | 30.8 g | 64% |
| Tryptophan | 0.26 g | |
| Threonine | 1.3 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.4 g | |
| Leucine | 2.4 g | |
| Lysine | 2.6 g | |
| Methionine | 0.78 g | |
| Cystine | 0.34 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.99 g | |
| Valine | 1.6 g | |
| Histidine | 0.98 g | |
| Fat | 45.6 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 18.5 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 2.4 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.8 g | |
| Saturated | 20.1 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 1.1 g | |
| Cholesterol | 147 mg | |
| Calcium | 42 mg | 4% |
| Copper | 0.17 mg | 19% |
| Iron | 3.4 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 38.6 mg | 12% |
| Manganese | 0.16 mg | 9% |
| Phosphorus | 296 mg | 42% |
| Potassium | 499 mg | 11% |
| Selenium | 30.7 µg | 56% |
| Sodium | 619 mg | |
| Zinc | 6.9 mg | 86% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.15 mg | 14% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.34 mg | 31% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.2 mg | 66% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 22% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.45 mg | 35% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 28.6 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 4 µg | 167% |
| Choline | 117 mg | 27% |
| Vitamin A | 58.4 µg | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 2.6 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 4.5 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.54 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 6.1 µg | 7% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
6.3 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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