Dish · turkish
Lahmacun
Lahmacun is a thin round of dough spread with a paste of minced lamb, tomato, onion, and pepper, then baked hot and fast until the edges turn crisp and the topping stays thin.
Where it comes from
The flatbread is common across southeastern Turkey and the wider Levant under different names, shaped by wood fired ovens that could turn out a very thin base quickly for cheap street food.
What cooks argue about
Cooks argue over how finely the meat topping is minced or blended into a near paste, since a coarser mince gives texture but a smooth paste spreads thinner and crisps more evenly.
Versions
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What goes in it
Each one opens everything else made with it.
all purpose flour
ground lamb
onion
aleppo pepper