Lebanese Lahm bi Ajeen Meat Pies Sfeeha Recipe - Lahm bi Ajeen - Lahmacun
This is our own take on the traditional Lebanese Meat Pies, which are flat breads topped with a spicy and ground meat topping.
Ingredients
Meat Topping Ingredients (5 servings)
- 1 lbs ground beef , lean
- 1 red onion finely chopped
- 1 tomator finely chopped
- 3/4 cup pine nuts
- 2 tablespoons Pomegranate Molasses
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice optional
- 1/2 cup parsley leaves finely chopped without the stems
- 2 teaspoons Lebanese 7 Spices
- 1-2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder or to taste
Dough Ingredients
- 6 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon yeast
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Dough Preparation Method
- To save time, you could substitute with fresh thin-crust pizza dough. But if you’re more adventurous, here’s how to make this simple dough from scratch.
- Melt the yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water along with a tiny bit of sugar (1/8th of a teaspoon)
- Add all dough ingredients to your food processor, and let it knead for a few minutes until you get a dough. Alternatively you could also knead by hand by mixing all ingredients in a bowl.
- Let the dough rest for 20 minutes as you now prepare the meat fillings.
Baking the Pies
- Preheat oven to 500-520 degrees F
- Once dough is ready, make it into rounds of 8 inches in diameter and 1/3 inch thick
- Place dough on baking tray that has had some flour sprinkled on
- Spread 3-4 tablespoons of meat topping evenly on every dough
- Bake for about 10 minutes or until dough turns a bit golden. You could also end it with a 2-minute broil on High.
Notes
Serve hot along with any of the following side toppings: additional cayenne pepper, freshly squeezed lemon juice or even Tabasco sauce! You could also offer a Ayran Yogurt drink with it if available, this is basically plain yogurt watered down a bit and blended with some salt and ice. In Lebanese parties, meat pies and other similar pastries are sometimes served as Hors D’oeuvres and appetizers. You would typically find them made into small “mini-pizzas” of about 2.5 to 3 inches in diameter and served along a rainbow of other appetizers and mezza.
Nutrition Facts
Lebanese Lahm bi Ajeen Meat Pies Sfeeha Recipe - Lahm bi Ajeen - Lahmacun
Amount per Serving
Calories
944
% Daily Value*
Fat
34
g
52
%
Saturated Fat
8
g
50
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
8
g
Monounsaturated Fat
12
g
Cholesterol
64
mg
21
%
Sodium
1235
mg
54
%
Potassium
608
mg
17
%
Carbohydrates
124
g
41
%
Fiber
6
g
25
%
Sugar
5
g
6
%
Protein
35
g
70
%
Vitamin A
571
IU
11
%
Vitamin C
10
mg
12
%
Calcium
57
mg
6
%
Iron
10
mg
56
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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