Easy Lahmacun Recipe
Ingredients
- dough
- ½ lbuncooked store-bought organic pizza dough
- topping
- ½sweet red pepper
cored, cut into chunks
- 1shallot
halved
- 2garlic cloves
peeled
- ½ ozfresh parsley leaves with some stem
- 7 ozground lamb or ground beef
- 1 tspsmoked paprika
- 1 tspground allspice
- ½ tspground cumin
- ½ tspaleppo-style pepper
- ½ tspground cinnamon
- ½ tspcayenne pepper
- ½ tspsalt
- 4 tbsptomato paste
- 2 tbspprivate reserve greek extra virgin olive oil
- lemon wedges for later
Directions
- 1
Heat oven to 450 degrees F. Adjust oven rack to the middle. (or see stove-top instructions in notes)
- 2
Prepare the meat mixture. In the large bowl of a food processor, fitted with blade, add red peppers, shallot, garlic, and parsley. Pulse a few times to chop. To the mixture, add ground lamb (or beef). Season with spices and salt. Add tomato paste and extra virgin olive oil. Now pulse again until well-combined (about 8 to 10 pulses.)
- 3
Prepare two large rimmed baking sheets lined with parchment paper (you'll be using these to bake the Lahmacun in batches.)
- 4
Divide the pizza dough into 4 equal balls (about 2 oz each.) Working with one ball of dough at a time, place on a floured surface. Using a rolling pin, roll dough out into as thin as you can to a disk that's about 8 or 9 inches in diameter.
- 5
Assemble Lahmacun. Place one flatbread disk on one of the prepared pans. Reshape as needed. Spoon 3–4 tbsp topping onto dough and spread topping evenly to edges, leaving a thin boarder.
- 6
Bake in heated oven for about 5 to 7 minutes or until dough and meat are fully cooked (dough will be a little crusty around the edges.)
- 7
Repeat steps 5 and 6 with the remaining dough.
- 8
Squeeze a little lemon juice on top. Serve Lahmacun hot or at room temperature. See notes below for how to serve.
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About this Recipe
Craving that unique, savory delight often called Armenian pizza or Turkish pizza, but without the effort of making dough from scratch? This easy Lahmacun recipe delivers super thin, crispy flatbreads topped with a deeply flavorful minced meat mixture, bringing authentic tastes right to your kitchen.
The genius of this recipe lies in its smart shortcut: leveraging quality store-bought pizza dough to achieve that perfectly thin, crispy base. The true magic, however, comes from the thoughtfully crafted spice blend—featuring smoked paprika, allspice, cumin, aleppo-style pepper, cinnamon, and cayenne—that transforms humble ground meat into a flavor-packed experience, ensuring every bite is rich and satisfying.
Prepare for a delightful appetizer that offers a beautiful contrast of textures. You'll bite into a remarkably thin and crispy flatbread, giving way to a moist, savory topping. This topping is a vibrant medley of finely minced ground lamb or beef, brightened by sweet red pepper, shallot, garlic, fresh parsley, and a rich tomato paste base. The blend of earthy spices gives it a complex, aromatic warmth, making each Lahmacun an inviting and utterly addictive treat. It’s simple enough for a weeknight yet impressive enough for company.
While this recipe shines with ground lamb, you can easily swap it for ground beef as suggested in the ingredients, allowing you to tailor it to your preference. For an extra zing, don't forget those fresh lemon wedges—a squeeze of citrus over the top before serving truly brightens the entire dish and enhances its robust flavors.
Serve these delectable Lahmacun as a sophisticated appetizer at your next gathering, or enjoy them as a light, flavor-packed meal. They're perfect on their own, allowing the intricate flavors to take center stage.