Lahmejun - Middle Eastern Spiced Meat Pies

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 24
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 208.6

Total Fat: 8.4 g
Cholesterol: 14.2 mg
Sodium: 551.7 mg
Total Carbs: 27.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
Protein: 7.6 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Lahmejun - Middle Eastern Spiced Meat Pies calories by ingredient

Introduction

These are very popular in Armenia, my home country so I thought I'd share since we eat them frequently. These are very popular in Armenia, my home country so I thought I'd share since we eat them frequently.

Minutes to Prepare: 20

Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 24

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef

1/4 cup tomato paste

1/2 onion, finely chopped

Juice of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 teaspoons allspice

1 tablespoon tamarind paste (available at Middle Eastern and Indian markets)

Lemon wedges for squeezing on top

Pizza crust dough or flour tortillas

Directions

Divide dough in two and roll out on a floured surface to about 1/8-inch thickness. Cut 3-inch rounds, stacking them between layers of wax paper. Roll and cut remaining dough.

Combine all ingredients except lemon wedges in a bowl.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread a heaping tablespoon of meat mixture on each dough round, spreading until it's a very thin layer, all the way to the edge: meat mixture will shrink during baking. (Once assembled, pies can be frozen, stacked in wax paper, and then baked directly from freezer.)

Arrange pies on 2 lightly oiled baking sheets. Bake 20 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking. Serve hot, squeezing lemon on top.

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user WAZAROO.