Aunt Louise's Baked Kibbeh

Ingredients (12)

• + 1 cup bulgur wheat add to pantry
• + 2 cups boiling water add to pantry
• + ½ cup finely chopped onion, divided add to pantry
• + 2 teaspoons salt, divided add to pantry
• + 1 ½ teaspoons dried basil add to pantry
• ✓ ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• + 1 pound ground beef add to pantry
• + 1 pound ground lamb, divided add to pantry
• ✓ ½ cup pine nuts
• + ¼ stick salted butter add to pantry
• + ½ cup cherry tomatoes, or to taste add to pantry
• + ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, or to taste add to pantry