Beet Kubbeh
Shimon Elroi Ben Shitrit Z"L
Shimon Elroi, a resident of Beit She'an, served in a combat collection unit in the Border Defense Corps, as a surveillance balloon fighter. He was an only son and a brother to 4 sisters, a golden child, a true friend. He was very talented, dreamed of studying graphic design and visual communication. Elroi would make sure to pamper his nephews every time he went on vacation, buying them surprises and sweets. He was 20 years old at the time of his death.
When Elroi was on leave from the army, he would sit down to eat Beet Kubbeh, that was the food that characterized him. Everyone knew that if there was Beet Kubbeh, it meant Elroi was coming.
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Shimon Elroi Ben Shitrit Z"L
Ingredients
For the dough:
1 kg sifted semolina
2 tablespoons salt
Quarter cup of oil
3 cups of water
For the filling:
500 grams of minced meat
1 large chopped onion
salt and pepper
2 celery stalks with leaves
For the soup:
3 beets cut into small cubes
Tomato paste
2 chopped celery stalks with leaves
Salt, pepper, Sweet paprika
A little sugar
2 teaspoons lemon salt
Instructions
Fry the filling ingredients, prepare the dough and let it rest for half an hour. Fill the Kubbeh
for the soup: Sauté onion and celery, add tomato paste, 2 of the beets, and spices, then add a liter and a half of water, when boiling add the Kubbeh gently and reduce the heat. A quarter of an hour before the end of cooking, add the last beet.