Türkische Pizza (Lahmacun): A Turkish Meat Flatbread
Lahmacun or turkish pizza is a seasoned meat flatbread popular at Döner shops throughout Germany. I adjusted mine for American ingredients and I use ground beef and bacon for mine. The result is addictive!
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 748kcal
Ingredients
Meat Topping Ingredients
- 750 g ground beef
- 80 g bacon
- 4 tomatoes I used about about 1 pint of grape tomatoes instead
- 1 handful chopped, fresh parsley stems removed
- 4 pepperoncini peppers in glass, stems removed
- 3 sweet peppers large, from a jar
- 1 red, orange or yellow sweet pepper fresh
- 3 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 teaspoon paprika powder mild, not smoked
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
Dough Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 7 g active dry yeast
- 300 ml water lukewarm
Other Toppings
- 2 sweet peppers I like to use red, orange or yellow
- 2 tomatoes
- 1 cucumber
- 1 small red onion
- 150 g feta cheese
- 8 pepperoncini peppers
- 3 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- salt & pepper to taste
- ½ white cabbage remove core, slice and marinate separately
Garlic Sauce
- 100 g greek yogurt
- 50 g mayo
- 50 g sour cream
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine the lukewarm water and yeast and allow to bubble up for about 5 minutes. Add other dough ingredients and knead until smooth and elastic. Cover up and allow to rest in a warm spot for 30ish minutes.500 g flour, 7 g active dry yeast, 300 ml water, 1 teaspoon salt
Preheat Your Oven
- In the meantime, preheat your oven (with pizza stone if you have one) to 400° Fahrenheit (or 200° Celsius). If you would like to bake more than 1 pizza at a time, you can simply bake them on baking sheets prepped with parchment paper instead.
Prepare Meat Topping
- Blend together all meat topping ingredients other than the ground meat. You could also use a food processor if you have one. Then add in the ground beef. Set aside.80 g bacon, 4 tomatoes, 1 handful chopped, fresh parsley, 4 pepperoncini peppers, 3 sweet peppers, 1 red, orange or yellow sweet pepper, 3 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoon pepper, 3 teaspoon paprika powder, ½ teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon dried oregano, 750 g ground beef
Prepare Other Toppings
- Remove core of white cabbage and any wilted leaves. Slice thin and marinate with some oil, vinegar, a little sugar and salt and pepper. Set aside and stir occasionally. Prep all other toppings (I thinly sliced the sweet pepper), marinated and set aside.2 sweet peppers, 2 tomatoes, 1 cucumber, 1 small red onion, 150 g feta cheese, 3 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, 1 teaspoon sugar, ½ white cabbage, salt & pepper to taste
Make the Sauce
- Combine all sauce ingredients and set aside.100 g greek yogurt, 50 g mayo, 50 g sour cream, 2 cloves garlic, salt & pepper to taste
Bake and Assemble Turkish Pizza
- Spread about 3 Tablespoons of meat topping on each rolled out flatbread and bake for about 12 minutes or until the meat is starting to brown and crust is turning golden. Remove from oven and top with sauce, cheese-vegetable salad and marinated cabbage. Top off with a pepperoncini pepper when serving (optional, but they're not very spicy). Make it spicy by adding some sambal! Guten Appetit!8 pepperoncini peppers
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 748kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 16g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 1577mg | Potassium: 1035mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 4241IU | Vitamin C: 163mg | Calcium: 200mg | Iron: 6mg