Lahmacun

Serves: —

main turkish beef tomato

Ingredients

  • 250 g all-purpose flour
  • 125 g non-alcoholic beer
  • 5 g salt (about 1 tsp)
  • 7 g baking powder (about 1.5 tsp)
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil
  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 tbsp sriracha or hot sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 50 g olives (about 1/4 cup)
  • 5 pickled green peppers
  • 1 green pepper (optional)
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp ground coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • 1 small bunch parsley
  • 250 g ground beef or lamb

Instructions

  1. Start by preparing the lahmacun sauce. Trim the ends of the red peppers, roughly chop them, and add to a food processor.
  2. Add sriracha (or hot sauce), tomato paste, chopped onion, garlic cloves, olives, pickled green peppers, green pepper (if using), salt, cumin, smoked paprika, ground coriander seeds, oregano, and parsley leaves to the food processor.
  3. Blitz everything until you get a slightly chunky sauce. Season with salt if needed.
  4. Optionally, add fresh mint and continue to blend for another 30 seconds.
  5. Add the ground beef (or lamb) to the sauce and process until you get a smooth meat paste.
  6. Prepare the lahmacun dough by mixing all-purpose flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl.
  7. Add non-alcoholic beer and cooking oil to the flour mixture. Mix until combined.
  8. Knead the dough for a few minutes until smooth, then let it rest for about 90 minutes or until doubled in size.
  9. Divide the dough into 5-6 equal balls. Dust with flour and roll out each ball thinly.
  10. Spread a tablespoon of the lahmacun sauce evenly over each dough circle.
  11. Preheat a non-stick pan over medium heat. Place a rolled-out lahmacun dough in the pan.
  12. Cover the pan with a lid and cook for 5-7 minutes until the bottom is crispy and the meat is cooked through.
  13. Repeat the process with the remaining dough balls and lahmacun sauce.
  14. Serve the lahmacun topped with quick-pickled red onions, parsley leaves, and a squeeze of lemon.