Lebanese_flat_bread_with_meat#Safiha

Name: Lebanese_flat_bread_with_meat #Safiha
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 kg all purpose flour; 1/2 cup yoghurt; 2 cups water; 2 tbps active dry yeast; 1 tbsp sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 tbps vegetable oil; 500 g ground lamb or beef; 2 large onions finely chopped; 3 large tomatoes finely diced; 1 green chilli chopped finely; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp salt

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Lebanese_flat_bread_with_meat#Safiha

Tripolitan Cuisine @cook_16360859

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Ingredients

For making the flatbread:
1 kgall purpose flour
1/2 cupyoghurt
2 cupswater
2tbps active dry yeast
1 tbspsugar
1/2 tspsalt
2tbps vegetable oil
Ingredients for the sfeeha filling
500 gground lamb or beef
2large onions finely chopped
3large tomatoes finely diced
1green chilli chopped finely
1/2 tspblack pepper
1/2 tspsalt

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Steps

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Directions for the dough
In a small cup of warm water, melt the yeast and the sugar with 2 tsp of flour. Cover and leave aside for 10 mins
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In a deep large bowl add the flour and yoghurt. Pour the yeast mixture, and mix well until all has been distributed.
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Add the water to the dough as needed and mix well until the dough starts to come together.
Add the oil and mix again
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Turn the dough out, onto a kitchen bench and knead until a soft and supple dough forms, within 3-5 minutes.
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Cover the dough with a damp tea towel or plastic wrap and let it rest for 1 hour.
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Directions for the filling
in a bowl, mix the meat, onion,tomato,chilli seasoning, and the spices, black pepper and salt, mixing well together
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Last step (baking the Sfeeha)
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Divide the dough, into two equal portions. With a rolling pin, begin to roll the dough flat.
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Heat a non-stick pan. Place the filling on top of the flattened dough. Then place on the pan, until the dough becomes golden in colour
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Remove the dough and place on a tray. Place the tray in the oven, to cook the top
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Repeat the steps until all dough has been used up
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By: Norma Al Ali