Description
Pide is Turkish flatbread pizza, boat-shaped dough stuffed with spiced lamb, tomatoes, and peppers, baked until the edges puff and the filling sizzles. It is street food in Turkey, and it is amazing.
Ingredients
Units
- 1 lb ground lamb
- 1 small yellow onion, finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small green bell pepper, finely diced
- 2 Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper (or 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 lb pizza dough (store-bought or homemade)
- 1 egg yolk beaten with 1 tablespoon water
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Cook the ground lamb in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking into fine crumbles, about 6 minutes. Add onion and cook 3 minutes. Add garlic, green pepper, tomatoes, and tomato paste. Cook 3 minutes until the vegetables soften.
- Stir in cumin, Aleppo pepper, allspice, salt, and pepper. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 475°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll each into an oval about 10 inches long and 5 inches wide.
- Spread the lamb filling down the center of each oval, leaving a 1-inch border. Fold the long edges up and over the filling, pinching the ends into points to create a boat shape.
- Brush the exposed dough with egg yolk wash.
- Bake 12 to 15 minutes until the dough is golden brown and puffed. Brush with melted butter immediately out of the oven.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- Aleppo pepper has a mild, fruity heat that is more complex than plain red pepper flakes. It is worth seeking out at a spice shop or online.
- Pinch the boat-shaped ends firmly or they will open up during baking and the filling will leak out.
- Brushing with melted butter straight out of the oven is what gives pide its signature glossy, soft crust.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Turkish
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 540
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 760
- Fat: 26
- Carbohydrates: 48
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 95