- What if I told you
you can take your favorite dip
and turn it into a whole meal?
That's exactly what we're doing today
with this Lebanese-style hummus with ground beef.
First, I'm Yumna,
A.K.A. Feel Good Foodie.
I share wholesome, nutritious meals
that make your body feel good.
Growing up in a Lebanese house,
we ate a lot of hummus
and one of the ways that my parents love to make it
is with spiced ground beef
topped with pine nuts and parsley.
The combination of warm beef with toasted pine nuts
over a tangy, creamy hummus
is a real treat for your taste buds.
So, here's what you'll need.
We're going to have our base hummus recipe.
So, I have in here some peeled chickpeas,
and this is the peel from peeling them.
Then we have some lemon juice,
tahini,
salt, and garlic.
Then we're going to serve it
with some toasted pine nuts,
and this is the seasoning for the ground beef.
We're gonna start by making the hummus.
I really love to peel the chickpeas
because I think it really makes a difference
with the consistency.
If you want it to,
you could skip this part entirely,
but I think it does make a nice difference.
And this is what you're looking for.
So, this is the peeled part
that we can just toss.
To start, I like to blend the chickpeas by themselves
until they have a powder-like consistency.
Feel free to stop and scrape
while you're doing this.
It doesn't have to be perfect,
but this is what we're looking for.
Now, we'll add the salt.
One to two garlic cloves,
lemon juice, and tahini.
And my other secret tip, ice cubes.
The ice cubes really help it churn
and give it a nice, ice cream-like consistency.
Trust me.
(laughs)
All right, now we just blend it all up.
And sometimes people worry
that their hummus is not smooth enough.
One of the other biggest tips
is just blend it long enough.
When you think you're done,
blend it for an extra minute.
So, this is a very high-speed food processor,
but I still blend it in here
for at least three minutes.
Let's check up on the hummus.
And look at that consistency, you guys.
It's gorgeous,
it's creamy, smooth, beautiful.
I just want to lick the spoon right now. (laughs)
All right, so we're gonna go ahead
and transfer the hummus to a plate
and then we'll start cooking the pine nuts
and the ground beef.
All right, time to cook the pine nuts.
I just have in here some raw pine nuts
and cook them.
You can dry toast these
or you can toast them in some olive oil.
I like toasting them with some olive oil
for some extra flavor.
And be careful, they do cook super quick.
So, keep an eye on them and toss them frequently.
And this is what we're looking for.
Now, just transfer it from the pan
to a little bowl that we can cool.
And because the oil is still hot,
that will continue to cook a little bit.
So, don't be surprised if the pine nuts
do get a little bit darker.
In that same pan with the oil
from the pine nuts,
we're gonna add a little bit extra olive oil.
And to the beef, we're gonna add salt,
pepper, and seven spice.
There are a lot of different seven spices.
This is the Lebanese kind that has things like cinnamon,
cardamom, cumin, coriander,
spices like that.
So, you can easily make your own,
or you can also try to find a Lebanese seven spice.
You can also just substitute it
with cinnamon if you'd like.
And now, we'll just cook this
until the beef is cooked through.
Once the ground beef is cooked,
you're ready to assemble everything together.
So, this is kind of
what we're looking for right here.
And if there's too much fat from the beef,
feel free to drain it at this point.
This looks pretty good,
so I'm not gonna drain anything.
All right, so we've got the hummus here on a nice plate,
and we're going to just add the ground beef on top,
right in the middle.
And you can add as much of it as you'd like,
usually about half a pound of ground beef
works really well for one can of chickpeas.
And now, we'll add the pine nuts on top,
add a little parsley to liven it up
and give it a nice, fresh taste.
And I even like to put some tomatoes on there
if I'm serving this,
just for color
to make it look extra fresh and vibrant.
You need the final drizzle of olive oil
when you're serving this.
It's the authentic way to serve it
and it just makes everything so tasty.
And there you have it.
This is hummus with ground beef,
super simple to make.
It actually makes for a beautiful appetizer
or a whole meal if you wanted to.
And we love to eat it with some pita chips.
So, you just go ahead and dip it in,
grab a bite of everything, take a bite.
Mm.
You know who needs to try this?
Video Matt.
Let me fix him a bite.
Let's see what he thinks.
Awesome!
He likes it!
And I hope you guys try the recipe
and like it as well.
Thank you for watching.
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