What is Turkish pizza

Lahmacun is a round, thin piece of dough topped with minced meat usually beef or lamb and with minced vegetables. It is sometimes described as Turkish pizza, Armenian pizza, or similar names. According to the Wikipedia article, though it somewhat resembles a pizza, it has only in modern times been called by that name, and it is of Middle Eastern rather than European origin. Furthermore, unlike pizza, lahmacun traditionally does not contain cheese. Lahmacun is a popular dish in Armenia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, and Armenian and Turkish communities worldwide.

How to make Turkish pizza

First, you need to make the dough. To make the dough you mix the flour, the yeast, the sugar, and the salt after add oil and water and mix carefully and knead for 5 minutes. Place the dough into a large bowl and cover the bowl with a lid or a towel. Let the dough rest for about 30 minutes in a warm place.

Fry the meat with the onions and the garlic until the meat for about 10 minutes. Chopped all the vegetables and add them to the meat and mix carefully. Shape the dough into small size pizza, about 8 inches diameter, spread the mixture on top, thin layer. Bake the pizzas onto a baking sheet at 460 degrees for about 8 to 12 minutes.

Turkish pizzas (Lahmacun)

by Melanie Dompierre

Quantity for: 8 servings

PREP TIME45 minutes mins

COOK TIME45 minutes mins

TOTAL TIME1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

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What is Turkish pizza

Ingredients

Ingredients for the dough

• 280 gr flour
• 5 gr yeast
• 1 tsp salt
• 130 ml water

Ingredients for the topping

• 1 tomato
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves (crushed)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp ground pepper
• 1/4 cup yellow pepper (diced)
• 1/4 cup red pepper (diced)
• 250 gr ground beef, lamb or pork
• 1 tbsp fresh dill
• 1 tbsp cilantro

Instructions

Instruction for the dough

• Mix the flour, the yeast, the sugar, and the salt after add oil and water and mix carefully and knead for 5 minutes. Place the dough into a large bowl and cover the bowl with a lid or a towel. Let the dough rest for about 30 minutes in a warm place.

Instruction for the topping

• Fry the meat with the onions and the garlic until the meat for about 10 minutes. Chopped all the vegetables and add them to the meat and mix carefully.
  
• Shape the dough into small size pizza, about 8 inches diameter, spread the mixture on top, thin layer. Bake the pizzas onto a baking sheet at 460 degrees for about 8 to 12 minutes.

Notes

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Armenian, Syria, Turkish

Keywords: Cookie Dough, garlic, lamb, meatballs, onions, pizza, tomatoes, Turkish recipe, vegetables