Meat Bread :

Etli ekmek is one of the most famous and favourite dishes of Konya cuisine. Thin dough with its special mortar laid on top and its flavour cooked in a wood oven, meat bread is one of Anatolia’s most has become one of its iconic flavours.

The history of meat bread dates back to the 19th century. The people living in Konya, increasing at that time started to try new flavours to meet meat consumption. One of these experiments In a short time, meat bread has taken the whole city under its influence and has become the symbol of Konya.

Ingredients :

for the dough:

2 cups of water (500 ml)
1 full teaspoon of instant yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
5 cups flour (1 kg)
1 teaspoon of salt

For the filling:

400 grams of minced meat
1 large sized onion
2 medium-sized tomatoes
1 teaspoon tomato and chilli paste
1 medium-sized red capia pepper
Half a bunch of parsley
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon each of chilli and black pepper
Half tea glass of oil
4-5 pieces of chilli peppers

Preparation :

1. To prepare the dough, put the water, yeast, sugar, salt and flour in a deep bowl and mix well.
2. Your dough should be soft but ready to roll out with a rolling pin
3. The amount of flour may vary depending on the quality of the flour, it is a runny dough add flour if you feel like it
4. Let the kneaded dough rest for one hour until it reaches a homogeneous consistency. prepare the filling while resting
5. Put the minced meat, spices, salt, tomato paste and vegetable oil in a bowl
6. Then grind all the vegetables in a food processor so that the vegetables are very fine. make sure it shrinks
7. If you want to increase the flavour, chop the vegetables finely with a knife mince it
8. Tomatoes should be peeled and the seeds of the peppers should be removed.
9. Then divide the rested dough into equal meringues and rest again
10. Roll out the meringues thinly and spread the filling on them well
11. Bake the prepared pitas in a preheated 200 degree oven for 15-20 minutes until crispy
12. If you are sure that it is not cooked, you can keep it in the oven a little longer
13. And your pitas are ready to eat, bon appetit

Presentation:

Meat bread is usually served with ayran and pickles. If you wish, you can add tomato and you can also add pepper. Meat bread is a hearty and delicious meal option. for lunch or dinner.