Turkish Pizza

Name: Turkish Pizza (Lahmaçun)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 4 small pizzas
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 1 long green capsicum (pepper), seeded and finely chopped; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 140 g (5 oz) minced (ground) beef mixed with 60 g (2¼ oz) minced (ground) lamb shoulder; 140 g (5 oz) minced (ground) beef mixed with 60 g (2¼ oz) minced (ground) lamb shoulder; 200 g (7 oz/1⅓ cups) strong flour; 2 g (1/16 oz) fresh yeast or ½ teaspoon dried; 2 g (1/16 oz) fresh yeast or ½ teaspoon dried; pul biber (Aleppo pepper) or other chilli flakes (see note ); pul biber (Aleppo pepper) or other chilli flakes (see note ); pul biber (Aleppo pepper) or other chilli flakes (see note ); 1 long green capsicum (pepper), seeded and finely chopped; 2 ripe tomatoes, finely chopped

Lahmaçun

Preparation info

Makes
4
small pizzas

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 15

Appears in

Istanbul Cult Recipes

By Pomme Larmoyer

Published 2015

About

The flavours of Istanbul can also be found in Rue du Faubourg-Saint-Denis in my own city, Paris. Thank you to Samuel Yafamis and the chef at Istanbul for initiating me into the preparation of lahmaçun and pide.

Ingredients

Dough

2 g (1/16 oz) fresh yeast or ½ teaspoon dried

Asia
Turkey
Pizza
Istanbul
Mediterranean

Method

First, make the dough. Combine the yeast with 150 ml (5 fl oz) lukewarm water in a small bowl until it has completely dissolved. Sift the flour into a large bowl, and add a large pinch of salt. Make a well