Tantuni (spicy finely chopped beef wrapped in lavash)

A street food of the city of Mersin: parboiled beef, then fried in a large flat pan with spiced butter, rolled into thin lavash. Quick, filling, eaten by hand.

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1. Put the meat in a pot, cover with just enough water, salt it, and cook covered for 15-20 minutes until tender. Drain, setting aside 100 ml of the cooking liquid. ⏱ Timer: 15 min
2. Mix the red onion with the parsley and the sumac.
3. Heat the oil and butter in a large pan and fry the meat over high heat for 5 minutes, until the edges brown slightly. ⏱ Timer: 5 min
4. Add the pul biber and cumin, season with salt and pepper, and pour in the reserved cooking liquid to keep it moist.
5. Press each lavash into the pan one by one, so it soaks up the spiced fat, then lay it out flat.
6. Pile meat, tomato and the onion salad onto the centre of each sheet, drizzle with lemon juice, roll up tightly, and serve at once.

A Receptnaptár original recipe. Calories and protein are estimated.

Tips

• The traditional version is made with cottonseed oil; any neutral oil works fine.
• Can also be made with chicken breast, in which case shorten the parboiling to 8-10 minutes.

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