Lahmacun

Name: Lahmacun
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: ground meat; 3 cloves garlic; 11 peppers; 2 red onions; flour; sauce; sesame seeds

Serves 1

Serves 1

Directions

1Place the ground meat on a wooden chopping board.
2Add garlic cloves to the meat.
3Add peppers and red onions to the meat.
4Chop all ingredients together with two knives until finely minced and well combined.
5Add a thick, red sauce over the mixture.
6Fold and mix the meat and vegetable mixture using two dough scrapers.
7Form the mixture into a compact ball.
8Sprinkle flour onto the wooden board.
9Place a dough ball onto the flour.
10Cut the dough ball into two equal pieces using a dough scraper.
11Flatten one piece of dough and place a portion of the meat mixture in the center.
12Fold the dough around the meat mixture to enclose it, forming a ball.
13Place the filled dough ball on the floured surface.
14Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough into a thin, round shape.
15Using a knife, make several radial cuts from the center outwards, almost to the edge of the flattened dough, leaving the center intact.
16Roll over the cut dough again with a rolling pin to slightly expand the cuts and flatten the overall shape.
17Place the prepared lahmacun on a baking tray.
18Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.
19Bake until golden brown and crispy.
20Serve hot and enjoy.

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Serves 1

Serves 1

1Place the ground meat on a wooden chopping board.
2Add garlic cloves to the meat.
3Add peppers and red onions to the meat.
4Chop all ingredients together with two knives until finely minced and well combined.
5Add a thick, red sauce over the mixture.
6Fold and mix the meat and vegetable mixture using two dough scrapers.
7Form the mixture into a compact ball.
8Sprinkle flour onto the wooden board.
9Place a dough ball onto the flour.
10Cut the dough ball into two equal pieces using a dough scraper.
11Flatten one piece of dough and place a portion of the meat mixture in the center.
12Fold the dough around the meat mixture to enclose it, forming a ball.
13Place the filled dough ball on the floured surface.
14Use a rolling pin to flatten the dough into a thin, round shape.
15Using a knife, make several radial cuts from the center outwards, almost to the edge of the flattened dough, leaving the center intact.
16Roll over the cut dough again with a rolling pin to slightly expand the cuts and flatten the overall shape.
17Place the prepared lahmacun on a baking tray.
18Sprinkle sesame seeds over the top.
19Bake until golden brown and crispy.
20Serve hot and enjoy.