Bazlama (Turkish Flatbread) with Eggs in Meat Sauce

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"Happy Sunday... Here's my Fluffy #Flatbread (#bazlama) toped with eggs in meat sauce !"
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This Turkish dish features a homemade flatbread called Bazlama, which is topped with tender beef, peppers, and beautiful cracked eggs. 

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Prep time 10mins
Cook time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 1 flatbread

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ingredients

  • 1 flatbread (bazlama), recipe below
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup beef, minced
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 3 tomatoes, grated
  • 3 green peppers, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • a few whole peppercorns
  • a handful of fresh basil

Method

  • Step 1

    Cook a soft and fluffy flatbread.

  • Step 2

    Heat the pan with olive oil. Add onion & salt and roast until turns golden brown.

  • Step 3

    Respectively add green pepper, minced beef, tomato and ground black pepper. Roast this meat sauce at medium heat for 5 minutes.

  • Step 4

    Crack the eggs over this sauce and cook at medium heat.

  • Step 5

    Transfer the mixture (like an omelette) over your flatbread. Eggs should be yolks up.

  • Step 6

    Top with pepper corns and fresh basil leaves. Serve like a pizza.

Bazlama (makes 3 flatbreads):

ingredients

  • 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup water, warm
  • 1/2 cup milk, warm
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon(4 grams) instant yeast,

Bazlama:

  • Step 1

    Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl.

  • Step 2

    Pour water and milk into the flour. And add the yeast and sugar in the middle of it.

  • Step 3

    Combine everything and knead a soft dough. (Do not use extra flour, just wet your hand in the kneading process as needed)

  • Step 4

    Cover the bowl with a stretch (plastic) wrap and put it in a warm place. Wait for about an hour to allow the dough to rise.

  • Step 5

    After an hour, knead the dough for 1 - 2 minutes, and cover again. Wait for about an extra half hour.

  • Step 6

    After this waiting process, cut the dough into 3 even pieces. Roll them in your hand and flatten them with your fingers on a kitchen cloth (I do not recommend a floured surface).

  • Step 7

    Cover the flattened dough pieces with another cloth to avoid drying out.

  • Step 8

    Heat a large non-stick or cast iron pan. Put the first flattened dough and cover the pan (to cook with steam too). At medium-high heat, cook each side for about 2 - 2.5 minutes. Repeat it for the other two pieces of dough.