Lahmacun, the Turkish "pizza"

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By Ángela

Those of you who use to go to KEBABs may have tried the famous Turkish pizza but it may sound like Chinese (or Turkish / Arabic?) If it appears on the menu as lahmacun.

Unlike the classic pizza, lahmacun is a thin, round loaf that is baked with a layer of minced meat (usually lamb), tomato sauce and spices. Hence the meaning of its name, "meat over pasta." It is usually sold in fast food restaurants and served rolled, to make it easier to eat on the street.

Lahmacun, the Turkish "pizza"

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If you have ever been to a kebab restaurant, surely you have seen the Lahmacun on their menu. Today we are going to teach you how to cook them at home in this recipe

Lahmacun, the Turkish "pizza"
  • Ángela
  • Kitchen: cuisine
  • Recipe type: meat
  • Rations: 4
  • Total time:

Ingredients

Ingredients for the dough:

  • 450 gr. Of flour
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 20 gr. Fresh Yeast
  • 250 gr. of warm water. (We can use wheat tortillas)

For the filling we need:

  • 4 onions
  • 2 fresh tomatoes
  • 250 grams of minced lamb (or beef)
  • 1 chilli or fresh chili
  • parsley and/or fresh coriander
  • Comino
  • ground black pepper
  • paprika (sweet and/or spicy)
  • olive oil
  • lemon

Preparation

  1. To prepare the dough, mix the sifted flour with the salt and yeast.

  2. Mix with half the water and let it rest in a warm place covered with a cloth for 15 minutes, until cracks appear on the surface.

  3. Then we mix with the rest of the water and knead until we obtain an elastic dough that does not stick.

  4. Let rest again for about 30 minutes until the dough doubles its volume.

  5. Heat the oven to 275 degrees and seed the oven tray with the cornmeal

  6. Meanwhile we make the filling peeling and finely chopping the onions (reserve one, also chopped) Peel the tomatoes, cut them into cubes and discard their seeds

  7. Cut the chillies into small slices, removing the inner seeds

  8. Mix the vegetables with the minced meat, a little oil and the spices to taste.

  9. Separately mix the reserved onion, a few drops of lemon juice and the chopped fresh parsley and / or coriander.

  10. We return to the preparation of the dough

  11. We knead it again and divide it into about 6 parts, forming a kind of tortillas

  12. We place them on a baking tray covered with special paper

  13. On each one we add the well spread filling

  14. We bake at 250 degrees for about 10 or 15 minutes

  15. Out of the oven, add the minced parsley, cilantro and onion and roll up the lahmacun before serving.

Image: Yemekustasi


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