Turkish Venison Flatbreads (Lahmacun)
Lahmacun (pronounced lah-mah-juhn) is a popular street food in Turkey. Some describe it as a cheeseless pizza. A spiced mince is spread onto a thin base and cooked in a very hot oven. The resulting crispy flatbreads are often eaten rolled up or folded and served with lemon wedges, fresh herbs and red onion.
Ingredients
- Flatbread Base
2 cups Chantal Organics White Flour, plus extra for kneading and rolling - 1 tsp instant yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp Chantal Organics Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ½ cup warm water
- Flatbread Topping
- 200g NZ Farm Raised Venison Mince
- 2 tbsp Chantal Organics Tomato Paste
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- ½ onion, grated
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp chilli flakes, optional
- Salt and pepper
- To Serve
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges
- 1/2 cup Superb Herb Italian parsley and mint leaves
- Greek yoghurt (optional)
- Sliced tomatoes (optional)
instructions
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Step 1.
Whisk yeast into warm water. Set aside. In a large bowl add the flour, sugar and salt. Whisk to combine. Make a well in the middle and add yeast mixture and olive oil. Knead the dough in the bowl then turn out onto a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes, or until soft. Place dough in a clean oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and leave to rise for 30 minutes, until it has doubled in size.
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Step 2.
Meanwhile make the topping. Add all the ingredients to a large bowl and mix to combine well. Season with salt and pepper.
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Step 3.
Preheat the oven to 250°C. Place a pizza stone or oven tray high in the oven to heat. (Be very careful with these and use oven mitts when handling.)
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Step 4.
Divide the pizza dough into four portions and roll out into very thin flatbreads on pieces of non-stick baking paper. Spread toppings onto flatbreads then very carefully place on the heated pizza stone or baking sheet. Bake each flatbread for 7-10 minutes or until crisp and cooked.
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Step 5.
Serve flatbreads while hot topped with red onion, parsley, mint, yoghurt and tomatoes (if using). Squeeze lemon juice on and enjoy!
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