Armenian Pizzas (Lahmahjoon)

Name: Armenian Pizzas (Lahmahjoon)
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 411 grams diced tomatoes; 1 Tbsp freshly ground cumin seed; 237 milliliters chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 Tbsps ketchup; 454 grams lean ground lamb; 1 lemon wedge; 1 lime, cut into wedges; 1 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 1 teaspoon paprika; 6 6-inchs (6 inch) pita bread rounds; 118 milliliters chopped red onion; 1 teaspoons salt

Armenian Pizzas (Lahmahjoon) requires around 50 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 267 calories, 15g of protein, and 19g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. It works well as a rather cheap main course. Head to the store and pick up pita bread rounds, mint, lime, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the ground turmeric you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Filled Lemon Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Season lamb with salt and pepper, and set aside.

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Salt And Pepper

Lamb

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Oven

Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add onion, garlic, and bell pepper and stir until just beginning to brown. Stir in the cumin, turmeric, paprika, and fenugreek.

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Bell Pepper

Turmeric

Paprika

Garlic

Cumin

Onion

Immediately add the ground lamb. Squeeze lemon wedge over lamb, and drop the peel into the mixture. Break up the meat and stir until it has browned.

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Ground Lamb

Lemon Wedge

Lamb

Meat

Remove lemon peel.

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Lemon Peel

Stir in the tomatoes, ketchup, and parsley. Continue to simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated, 10 to 15 minutes. The mixture should be spreadable but not too wet or the pitas will become soggy.

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Tomato

Ketchup

Parsley

Pita

Arrange pitas on a large baking sheet unless you are baking them directly on the oven rack. Spoon meat mixture onto pitas and smooth into an even layer to within 1/8 inch of the edge of the pita.

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Pita

Meat

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Sprinkle feta cheese on the meat mixture.

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Feta Cheese

Meat

Bake pitas until the edges are slightly crisp and meat is lightly browned but not dried out, about 10 to 20 minutes depending on whether pitas are on a baking sheet or on the oven rack. Squeeze lime lightly over the top, sprinkle with chopped mint and enjoy!

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Pita

Lime