Name: Delicious Authentic Turkish Pide Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 1 h 48 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon instant yeast; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 cup lukewarm water; 1/2 cup olive oil, divided; 1/2 lb ground beef; 1/2 lb ground lamb; 1 onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 green bell pepper, diced; 1/2 red bell pepper, diced; 2 medium tomatoes, diced; 2 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon black pepper; 2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 2 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped; Lemon, cut into wedges; 1/2 bunch parsley, chopped

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Turkish Pide is that delicious flavor backed doughy meat pie recipe that you never knew you needed in your cooking arsenal. A simple combination of dough with meat and vegetables transforms into a dish that wows a crowd. From the perfectly cooked dough to the richness of the filling, you'll keep this on your menu regularly.

Authentic Turkish Pide Recipe

We love sharing a variety of flavors here, and pide is just one of the simple but incredible recipes you can learn to make at home. Whether you are a professional chef, traditional home cook, or a foodie with dreams of being a chef, this is a recipe that impresses.

One of my favorite parts of this recipe is that it is such a crowd pleaser even with the kids. You can adjust the toppings and flavors for your personal taste and to make it more kid-friendly with ease. You'll fall in love with this and keep it on your menu regularly.

What is Turkish Pide?

Pide is a traditional meal that comes from the Black Sea Coast of Turkey and feels like a sort of cousin to the Italian pizza or Middle Eastern flatbreads. A very simple crust is the base, and rather than rolling into a circle, it is formed into an oblong that is often rolled on the sides so it looks a bit like a boat in shape.

Traditional pide has no sauce, but many toppings that you might regularly find on a pizza. Usually there is a hearty meat base with vegetables of your choice and tons of herbs or spices for flavor. You may also find that these are served with a runny egg cooked on top in most places.

My version doesn't have an egg on top, but you can readily add that to yours for added flavor. It's perfect for dipping the edges of the crust into!

What to Get on Turkish Pide

I love recipes like this that really have lots of options so you can make it unique to your needs and preferences. Pide typically has a rich meat base, but that isn't fully necessary. Cheese pide, or even just vegetable pide are common. Think outside the box and use what you prefer to top your Turkish bread recipe. Below are a few great ideas that are common.

Ground meats like beef, lamb, pork, chicken, or turkey
Sliced bell peppers, red onion, and sliced tomatoes
Cheeses with a sprinkle of pepper and fresh herbs
Add fresh sage, oregano, parsley, thyme, or mint
Top with an egg as it comes out of the oven
Sausages and peppers

What to Eat with Turkish Pide Bread

A good Turkish pide is perfect just by itself. Traditionally, you have all of the food groups in one meal so you'll easily feel good about serving it all by itself. If you still want something on the side, nothing beats a nice large garden salad or your favorite roasted vegetables.

Ingredients

All purpose flour
Yeast
Salt
Sugar
Water
Olive oil
Ground beef
Ground lamb
Onion
Garlic
Green bell pepper
Red bell pepper
Tomatoes
Salt
Black Pepper
Smoked paprika
Cumin
Parsley
Lemon

How to Make Turkish Pide

To prepare the dough, combine the flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and stir.

Add the oil and warm water then combine using your hands to knead the mixture for five minutes.

Place the ball of dough into a large bowl then cover with a damp kitchen towel and set aside for one hour to proof.

In a large skillet, cook the ground beef and lamb over medium-high heat until nicely browned and no longer pink. Stir regularly to break up the meat.

To the meat, add the onion, bell peppers, and tomatoes, and stir.

Season with the salt, pepper, paprika, and cumin, then continue cooking for 4-5 minutes stirring occasionally. You want to cook until most of the moisture has cooked off of the mixture.

Remove from the heat and mix in half of the parsley to the mixture.

While the meat mixture is cooling, preheat your oven to 350ºF and prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone liner.

Dust a clean surface lightly with flour, then divide the dough into two equal portions.

Roll each portion out into a thin oval shape then place them onto the baking sheets.

Add the beef mixture to the dough pieces leaving around 1" of the dough empty as a border around all edges.

Fold the border edge over the filling on the sides then pinch the top and bottom ends together to form a point at each end.

Brush the dough with olive oil then bake for 16-18 minutes or until the crust is golden.

Sprinkle the tops with the rest of the parsley before serving.

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Chef's Tip

When making pide, I prefer using my pizza stone when possible. It adds a nice extra crisp texture to the bottom of the crust and helps it brown a bit more evenly. This deep dish pizza stone is great for pizzas and for making classic pide.

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Yield: 8