Lahmacun or Turkish pizza

Servings

12 pieces

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Cuisine

Turkish

Super simple. Very tasty! Nothing beats an authentic lahmacun! It’s healthy, easy to store and easy to make! Blend everything to into a paste, make a super easy dough and bake! 

Lahmacun or Turkish pizza

Ingredients

  • 400 gr beef or lamb mince
  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 2 red onions
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • ½ red pepper
  • Healthy amount of parsley (15-20gr)
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • 1½ tsp paprika powder 
  • ½ tsp chili flakes
  • 1½  tsp salt 
  • Black pepper to taste

Dough or use tortillas

  • 500 gr flour
  • 2 tsp salt 
  • 7 gr yeast 
  • 1½ tsp olive oil
  • 300 ml lukewarm water

Toppings

  • parsley
  • Lemon juice
  • Tomatoes
  • Red onion
  • Lettuce
  • Cucumber
  • Sauce of your choice (I used garlic and hot sauce)

Directions

  1. To a bowl add all the ingredients for the dough, mix and knead for 5 min. Cover with a warm towel and let the dough rise for 1 to 2 hours.
  2. In a kitchen machine process the tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, garlic, parsley.
  3. If needed strain some of the excess juice (reserve a little)
  4. In a bowl add the sardines, tomato paste, the mixed vegetables, paprika powder, chili flakes, salt and pepper. (If dry add some of the reserved juice) Set covered aside until use
  5. Divide the dough in 12 pieces and roll them all out very thinly. Spread the mixture of fish and vegetables evenly out over the dough.
  6. In a dry skillet with a lit back the pizza’s until the dough on the topside is baked through (and still fluffy) (set aside covered with a towel, until you are ready to eat.
  7. Slice your toppings, add them to the pizza’s and serve in aluminum foil.