“Kubbeh Patata”- meat-stuffed potato dumplings

• 4 big potatoes, washed and scrubbed

• 1 small onion, chopped 

• 1 tbsp. baharat 

• 2 tbsp. parsley, chopped 

• 1 tsp. salt 

• ½ tsp. black pepper 

• 1-2 tbsp. flour

• 0.5 lb ground beef

• 1 tbs. olive oil

For frying:

• Oil 

• Bread crumbs

• 2 eggs, beaten

1. Cook the potatoes, unpeeled, in salt water till they are cooked. Drain and let them cool off.

2. In the meantime, in a wide skillet, sauté the onion for 5 minutes. 

3. Add the meat and the garlic. Stir

4. Add the spices and parsley and keep frying. Cook till the meat changed it’s color. Remove from the stove. 

5. Peel the potatoes off and mash them. 

6. Transfer the potatoes to a bowl and add 1-2 tbsp. flour. The mix should be fairly dry and workable. 

7. Take some of the mix (about 2-3 tbsp.) and flatten it into a disc on the palm of your hand. 

8. Put 1 tbsp. of the filling in the center of the “dough” and start closing it. 

9. Keep closing till the filling is fully inside and a dumpling is formed. 

10. Dip each dumpling in the eggs and coat with bread crumbs. Put in a tray. 

11. In a pot,  heat the oil (it should be very hot but not boiling. 

12. When the oil is hot, carefully put the dumplings in the oil. 

13. Fry till golden brown.