Spiced Beef Flatbread
Lahmacun stripped down to its essence: seasoned ground beef on warm pita, topped with fresh herbs and lemon. Ready in under 15 minutes from start to plate.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Servings
- 2
- Calories
- 420
- Protein
- 28g
Ingredients
- ½ lb ground beef
- 2 piece pita or flatbread
- ¼ cup onion, finely diced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp (total) paprika, cumin, and red pepper flakes
- 1 whole lemon, halved
Instructions
- 1
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high until shimmering, about 60 seconds.
- 2
Add diced onion, cook 1 minute until fragrant, stirring constantly.
- 3
Add ground beef, break up with a spoon, cook 4 minutes until browned throughout.
- 4
Stir in tomato paste and spice blend (paprika, cumin, pepper flakes). Cook 1 minute.
- 5
Warm pita directly over the flame or in the skillet 20 seconds per side.
- 6
Spoon beef mixture onto warm pita, squeeze lemon over top, serve immediately.
Tools you’ll need
- 12-inch skillet
- wooden spoon
- cutting board
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