Lahmacun - Minced Meat Pide
- 2 cup warm water
- 2 tbsp yeast
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- 5 cup flour
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 500 grams minced lamb or beef
- 1/3 cup pinenuts
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
- 4 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp baharat mix
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 2 tsp salt
- For the dough: mix the water, sugar, yeast, salt and only two cups of the flour.
- Cover the bowl and leave to rise for 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, add the additional 3 cups of flour and the vegetable oil and knead until it becomes a soft dough.
- For the meat mixture: heat oil in a pan on medium - high heat.
- Add onions and mix until translucent.
- Add meat to the onions and mix until the water from the meat evaporates.
- Add baharat mix, cinammon, black pepper, paprika and salt and continue stirring for a few minutes.
- Add bell peppers, tomatoes, tomato paste and parsley to the mix.
- Stir for 5 more minutes.
- Turn off the heat and add the pomegranate molasses and pinenuts to the mix.
- Leave aside while you assemble the dough.
- Assembling the dough: you will have a big quantity of this all purpose dough which you can freeze in plastic bags and use later for other recipes.
- Take a portion of the dough (the amount of a fist) and roll it on a floured service.
- Keep in mind that it should be oval shaped so roll it and flip it until you get the desired shape.
- Transfer the dough to the baking sheet.
- Put the meat mixture on the dough while staying away from the edges.
- Then pinch the end points together, resembling a boat - like shape.
- Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated over (400 fehrenhite) until golden.
- Serve warm with some pickles on the side.
water, yeast, sugar, salt, flour, vegetable oil, pinenuts, vegetable oil, parsley, tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, molasses, tomato, baharat mix, ground cinnamon, ground black pepper, paprika, salt
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/353722-lahmacun-minced-meat-pide (may not work)