# Sheet Pan Kebab Laffa

This is one of the best tasting kebab laffas you will ever have, made in under 30 minutes, it's juicy, spice-packed and dripping with tahina, with no skewers and no grill, all the flavor.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 large onion
- 1 red pepper
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 jalapeño
- 0.25 cup tomato paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 2 beefsteak tomatoes
- 1 large onion
- 1 bunch parsley
- 1 lemon
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 tsp sumac
- 1 cup sesame paste
- 1 cup ice cold water
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp salt
- 0 Laffa or flat pita

## Instructions

1. In a food processor, add one bunch of parsley including stems, one large onion, one red pepper, a few garlic cloves, and an optional jalapeño if you like things spicy.
2. Blend all the ingredients together until mushy.
3. Strain the liquid through a fine mesh strainer and squeeze out all the juice.
4. Add the strained vegetables to the ground beef.
5. Add 1/4 cup of tomato paste, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, 2 teaspoons of paprika, and 1 teaspoon of turmeric to the meat mixture.
6. Combine all the ingredients together with your hands.
7. Grab a baking sheet, drizzle some oil on it, and transfer the kebab mixture onto the sheet.
8. Flatten the kebab mixture on the baking sheet to about 1/2 inch thick.
9. Grab a spatula or pastry cutter and cut the kebab into strips, about 1 1/2 inches thick.
10. Score the meat horizontally.
11. Place the baking sheet with the kebab into a preheated oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
12. While the kebab is baking, chop up two to three beefsteak tomatoes.
13. Transfer the chopped tomatoes to a bowl and wipe up the tomato juice from the cutting board.
14. Chop one large onion and add it to the tomatoes in the bowl.
15. Chop one bunch of parsley, including stems, and add it to the bowl with the tomatoes and onion.
16. Drizzle a good amount of olive oil over the salad.
17. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the salad.
18. Add some salt and sumac to the salad.
19. Toss the salad ingredients together.
20. Prepare the tahina sauce by pouring about one cup of tahina into a bowl.
21. Add about one cup of ice-cold water to the tahina, a little bit of salt, and fresh squeezed lemon juice.
22. Whisk the tahina ingredients until creamy.
23. Check the kebab in the oven; it should be looking gorgeous.
24. Give the kebab a broil for about 5 minutes until browned.
25. Grab a flat pita, place a kebab piece on it, add the salad, and roll it up.
26. Drizzle tahina sauce over the rolled kebab and enjoy.

## Equipment

- bowl
- food processor
- fine mesh strainer
- baking sheet
- spatula
- pastry cutter
- cutting board
- knife
- lemon squeezer
- whisk

## Tips

- For the salad, you can substitute beefsteak tomatoes with other types of tomatoes and ensure the onion is cut into wedges.
- You can use any ground meat of your choice for the kebab.
- If you like things spicy, add an optional jalapeño to the food processor.
- The meat mixture should be about 1/2 inch thick on the baking sheet.
- Score the meat into strips and then horizontally.
- To serve, you can also have the kebab over rice with salad and tahina if you skip the bread.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8Bsd5c7/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1e66c641-5956-4f5d-9b54-5e3fb8e95fb0
- Extracted: 2025-08-31

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