Smash Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza) Tacos
Lahmacun, a Middle-Eastern classic is, essentially, a spiced meat mixture, pressed into a thin layer on top of a flatbread-esque dough and baked until crispy. A little like pizza! It’s a lovely twist on the smash taco trend. I’m talking beautifully spiced beef pressed into a mini tortilla, pan-fried for a couple of minutes, topped with a smoky red pepper sauce and herby salad. Easy, speedy and perfect for busy weeknights.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Into a food blender add 3/4's of the roasted red peppers, half of the garlic half of the harissa, and the cottage cheese with a good squeeze of lemon juice and a pinch of salt. Blitz into a super smooth, creamy sauce. This should only take a minute or two. Set aside for now.
Step 2
Add the beef mince, the remaining roasted red pepper (chopped), remaining garlic and harissa paste along with half the chopped parsley, cinnamon, allspice, ground cumin, tomato paste and a pinch of salt to a mixing bowl. Use a spoon or spatula to mix the ingredients well, ensuring all the ingredients are well-dispersed through the meat.
Step 3
Scoop up a heaped spoonful of the beef mixture, and spread it into a thin layer on your mini tortilla, going right up to the edges (the meat will shrink a bit when it cooks). Repeat with the rest of the mixture and the tortillas.
Step 4
Heat a little oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Place a tortilla, meat side down, onto your pan, and press down firmly with a fish slice (or similar). You want to really ‘smash’ the taco into the pan so the meat cooks quickly and ‘seals’ itself to the tortilla. Depending on the size of your pan, you can cook a few tacos at the same time. Cook for four minutes, then flip them and cook for a further minute on the other side.
Step 5
Drizzle a tablespoon or so of the red pepper sauce on top of the meat on each taco, then divide the remaining chopped parsley between them. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice. Enjoy with more of the smoky sauce on the side.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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0.5 Lemon Juice 1x Sainsbury's Lemons -
2 tbsp Harissa Paste 1x Al'Fez Middle Eastern Harissa Paste 180g -
250g Cottage Cheese 1x Sainsbury's Cottage Cheese 300g -
12 Mini Tortillas 2x Sainsbury's Mini Tortilla Wraps x8 -
500g Beef Mince, 5% fat 1x Sainsbury's British or Irish 5% Fat Beef Mince 500g -
6 Garlic Cloves, crushed 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
30g Flat Leaf Parsley, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g -
0.5 tsp Cinnamon 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cinnamon 38g -
1 tsp Allspice 1x Sainsbury's Ground Allspice 40g -
1 tsp Ground Cumin 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g -
1 tbsp Tomato Paste 1x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g -
4 Roasted Red Peppers, drained and chopped 1x Karyatis Roasted Red Peppers 450g (350g*) -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g