8 minute Lebanese Pizza – rooster mince recipe!

January 22, 2025

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Invented in pursuit of extra attention-grabbing methods to make use of rooster mince, immediately’s recipe is a SOS tackle lahmacun, Lebanese pizzas made with flatbreads topped with a skinny layer of meat. Astoundingly quick to make, and intensely versatile – use any floor meat, add greens, and countless topping choices!

Expensive Lebanese nationals

Expensive Lebanese nationals,

Please don’t be offended by this recipe I’ve referred to as a “Lebanese pizza.” I do know they’re truly referred to as manakish (amongst different names), made with do-it-yourself dough and comes with numerous toppings.

I am keen on all of them – I’d have the za’atar ones with each meal, the cheese ones stole my coronary heart, and the meat ones (referred to as lahmacun in Turkish) – wow. Simply wow!

So I don’t current immediately’s recipe as the true deal, however needed to provide a nod to the inspiration behind it, therefore the title. Consider it as a SOS model of lahmacun for all these nights you’ve bought no time to prepare dinner.

And an attention-grabbing approach to make use of rooster mince, which could be so boring and bland!

Elements for 8 minute Lebanese pizza

The velocity of the recipe depends on a no-chop mince meat topping, retailer purchased Lebanese bread for the bottom, and toppings that decision for nothing greater than opening a jar.

However the principle level I need to make right here is versatility. There are a great deal of substitution choices, and it’s laborious to go flawed!

1. Spiced meat topping

Right here’s what you want for the meat topping. The recipe was born on a day I used to be making an attempt to think about attention-grabbing methods to make use of rooster mince, in order that’s what I’ve used. It’s scrumptious as is, and I’m glad to have one other nice rooster mince recipe in my arsenal, however frankly, even higher with fattier meats – lamb or beef.

Hen mince (floor rooster) – I’ve used rooster right here however you should use something you need – lamb (Lebanese favorite!), beef, turkey, even pork. The spicing for the topping works with all the pieces, and the prepare dinner time stays the identical.
Baharat (aka Lebanese 7 Spice) is the shortcut spice right here. It’s a spice combine utilized in Center Japanese cooking that’s made with – yup, you guessed it – 7 spices! Cinnamon ahead (very Center Japanese), normally with cumin, coriander, all spice and pepper, then the opposite spices fluctuate between paprika, cloves, nutmeg, cardamom, generally even garam masala. I’ve popped a do-it-yourself model within the recipe notes.

Discover it at some massive grocery shops (I get mine from Harris Farms, similar value as dried herbs), contemporary produce shops, Center Japanese shops. Don’t fret should you can’t discover it, substitute with any Center Japanese or Moroccan spice combine (bought in any respect grocery shops), one thing extra unique like an Egyptian or African spice combine, Harissa paste, or perhaps a Shawarma spice combine (from this recipe).
Tomato paste – Used within the meat combine for conventional Lebanese pizza. Provides a contact of color and flavour. I substituted ketchup in an emergency. It wasn’t precisely the identical, nevertheless it labored!
Garlic – As a result of we love how a lot the Lebanese love garlic.
Parsley or coriander/cilantro (OPTIONAL) – I added it as a result of I had it, for a contact of color and flavour. However it’s on no account important.

Tip: strive including shredded zucchini and carrot into the combination, to sneak some greens in and make the meat go additional!

2. lebanese bread for the bottom

Are you aware of this huge pita bread? It’s a staple at each grocery retailer right here in Australia! Don’t fear should you can’t get it. This recipe will work with any flatbread. And even tortillas!

Lebanese bread – it is a sort of flatbread that’s bought in each grocery retailer right here in Australia. It’s like a big pita bread – about 30cm / 12″ in diameter, a skinny double layer of bread that may be separated. It’s not bready, like this sort of pita pocket, which is why it cooks up crispy fairly rapidly.

Different appropriate flatbreads – Something fairy skinny however not paper skinny (received’t be sturdy sufficient) that may go crispy when pan fried.

Tortillas will work, although they received’t be fairly as crispy. I’d make then quesadilla fashion (unfold with meat, toppings, fold then fry).
Greek pita bread, the skinny type not bready type (like Golden High model, pictured in Lamb Souvlaki) is right.

3. TOPPING OPTIONS

I can’t stress sufficient although – toppings are important, else it’s somewhat boring. I actually advocate not less than feta and olive oil, or something that serves an identical goal – goats cheese, labne, drizzle of yogurt combine with lemon, and even bitter cream.

Feta – I like to make use of Danish feta as a result of it will get a bit smeary, although the extra crumbly Greek feta is simply nearly as good. Goats cheese is further glorious! Received leftovers from final weeks’ Goat Cheese Risoni?

Different concepts – Labne, yogurt, bitter cream, avocado sauce (sure!), tahini sauce or whipped tahini yogurt sauce would even be fabulous. Basically, a crumble or drizzle of one thing somewhat creamy goes a good distance right here.
Additional virgin olive oil – Hen mince is so lean, so this too is very advisable. Although, should you use a creamy drizzle sauce rather than feta, you mightn’t want it.

Every little thing else pictured is advisable however not important! Right here’s some notes on every:

Toasty pine nuts – or sesame seeds (za’atar vibes), or almonds (chopped, flakes, slivers), walnuts or pistachios (fairly!)
Pink pepper flakes – As a result of somewhat fiery warmth makes all the pieces extra attention-grabbing!
Parsley or coriander/cilantro – For some contemporary inexperienced and herby contact. Substitute with dried oregano (sprinkle it on prime, like we do Greek Salad).
Lemon – Good contemporary end, channeling the tangy contact you get from sumac in actual Lebanese Pizza.

Extra concepts!

Sprinkles – Za’atar, dukkah, sumac or different spice mixes
Chilli crisp or different chilli sauce – a sleek of sriracha would completely work!
Salsa like pico de gallo or perhaps a little bit of finely chopped tomato
Olives or different pickled veg, chopped / finely sliced
Rocket / arugula – Only a small handful (assume – Rocket Prosciutto Pizza)

I’ve to cease right here, else this put up can be prolonged!! However you get the thought. 🙂

Methods to make this 8 minute Lebanese Pizza

4 minute prep, 3 minute prepare dinner, 1 minute toppings. YOU GOT THIS!

Combine the spiced meat topping elements in a bowl.
Trim the Lebanese bread so it matches in your pan. Solely trim alongside one facet so the bread stays collectively.

Pan dimension – I exploit my massive non-stick pan which is 30cm/12″ vast (this one).

Unfold the meat all around the bread, such as you would peanut butter on toast! Will probably be and must be pretty skinny.
Pan fry the meat facet down for 1 1/2 minutes on excessive warmth till there are some golden patches. Not – rooster mince dries out in a flash!

(PS Don’t skimp on oil when pan frying, else the bread will simply burn somewhat than go golden and crispy).

Crisp base – Flip with tongs (the meat sticks!) then pan fry the bread facet for 1 1/2 minutes till crispy, reducing the warmth barely if wanted so the bread doesn’t burn.
Sprinkle with toppings. Baseline is feta or goats cheese + olive oil, all the pieces else simply makes it even higher.

Minimize like pizza then devour!

Additionally – proof it’s crispy sufficient to choose up:

Remaining phrases

Cooked Lebanese pizzas will preserve for a number of days, however I like to recommend reheating by pan frying to re-crisp the bottom and a contemporary drizzle of olive oil to rejuvenate the rooster.

And last phrases of recommendation – don’t get hung up on having the precise elements listed. This recipe is extra of a blueprint so that you can use and make your individual with what you’ve bought!

Hope you could find 8 minutes in your day to provide this a go. 😉 I promise you received’t remorse it. – Nagi x

PS A few of you might have picked up that this recipe is like an open-faced Arayes, Lebanese meat stuffed pita breads, pan fried till crispy. Funnily sufficient, that’s the place this recipe began! See Improvement Woe tales within the FAQ part under. 🙂

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8 minute Lebanese Pizza – rooster mince recipe!

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