Smash Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza) Tacos

Name: Smash Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza) Tacos
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tsp Allspice; 0.5 Lemon Juice; 6 Garlic Cloves, crushed; 30g Flat Leaf Parsley, finely chopped; 0.5 tsp Cinnamon; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 1 tbsp Tomato Paste; 4 Roasted Red Peppers, drained and chopped; 2 tbsp Harissa Paste; Maldon Salt, to taste; 250g Cottage Cheese; 500g Beef Mince, 5% fat; 12 Mini Tortillas

by Dished by Kate

Beef

4.4

15m prep time

35m total time

Easy level

13 ingredients

Smash Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza) Tacos recipe by Dished by Kate

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

1 tsp Allspice 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Allspice 40g
0.5 Lemon Juice 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
6 Garlic Cloves, crushed 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
30g Flat Leaf Parsley, finely chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
0.5 tsp Cinnamon 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cinnamon 38g
1 tsp Ground Cumin 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g
1 tbsp Tomato Paste 1 x Sainsbury's Tomato Puree, Double Concentrate 200g
4 Roasted Red Peppers, drained and chopped 1 x Karyatis Roasted Red Peppers 450g (350g*)
2 tbsp Harissa Paste 1 x Al'Fez 180g Moroccan Harissa Paste
Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
250g Cottage Cheese 1 x Sainsbury's Cottage Cheese 300g
500g Beef Mince, 5% fat 1 x Sainsbury's British or Irish 5% Fat Beef Mince 500g
12 Mini Tortillas 2 x Sainsbury's Mini Tortilla Wraps x8