Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 small onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • 1/2 serrano chile, seeded, chopped
  • 1 14-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup canned piquillo peppers, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1/2 pound ground lamb
  • 1/4 pound ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon Aleppo pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ras-el-hanout
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
  • 1/2 pound pizza dough, room temperature
  • Kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • Olive oil (for drizzling)

Method

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and serrano chile and cook, stirring often, until beginning to brown, about 4 minutes. Add tomatoes, breaking them up with your hands, piquillo peppers, brown sugar, vinegar, and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring often and mashing with a potato masher (or a spoon), until thickened, 15-20 minutes. Let cool slightly, then puree in a blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper to taste.
  • Heat butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, until softened, 5-8 minutes. Add lamb, beef, Aleppo pepper, ras-el-hanout, and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Cook, breaking up with a spoon, until browned, 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a plate and let cool.
  • Place a rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 500°F. Cut dough into 4 pieces. Working with 1 piece at a time and keeping remaining pieces covered, gently stretch dough into 12" rounds and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets. (If dough springs back, let rest 10 minutes, then stretch again, resting as needed, until dough is thin).
  • Spread each round of dough with a layer of tomato sauce; season with salt and pepper and top with a thin layer of meat mixture. Working in batches, cook lahmacun until crusts are browned and crisp, 10-12 minutes.
  • Toss parsley and lemon juice in a small bowl. Top each lahmacun with parsley mixture and drizzle with oil.
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