The Lebanese meat pie is know by two names in Lebanon depending on where you’re from and even on how it’s shaped.  The lahm b ajeen pie (لحم بعجين) is flat and round while the sfiha (صفيحة) is pinched in the corners and square.

Lebanese Meat Pie is traditionally served as a warm mezza or appetizer but it can absolutely hold it’s own and be the main event! Served with a bowl of Homemade Yogurt or yogurt drink called laban erran, lemon wedges, hot sauce and a platter of assorted vegetables or Fattoush {فتوش} – it would make for a delicious, nutritious and satisfying meal

We use our Basic Dough Recipe {عجين} to make this pie so make sure to print off a copy of that and have it handy! This recipe makes eight 7″ pies.

Which ever way you make this pie, round or square, big or small, it will be absolutely addicting. Don’t say we didn’t warn you!

Lebanese meat pie {لحم بعجين}

We use our basic dough recipe to make this pie (linked in the blog above). Lebanese meat pies are a flavorful combination of ground beef, tomatoes, onions and a blend of spices mixed together and baked on or in a basic dough. This recipe makes 8, 7" pies.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Resting Time (dough) 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Main Course

Cuisine Lebanese

Servings 8 7″ pies

Equipment

• 1 Food Processor

Ingredients

  

• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 medium tomato
• 1 medium onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 tsp 7 spice
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp pomegranate syrup
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1/3 cup pine nuts optional

+1 basic dough recipe

Instructions

 

• Prepare dough in advance; allow for 1 hour rest time.
• In a food processor, add onion and garlic; pulse until minced.
• Empty onions mix into medium bowl and place tomatoes in blender; pulse until minced.
• Add tomatoes to onions; add beef, tomato paste, 7 spice, salt, pomegranate syrup, olive oil and combine well; mix in pine nuts if desired.
• Per-heat oven to 500 degree F.
• Divide dough into 8 equal balls and roll out 7 ” round pie; place on lightly greased baking sheet.
• Scoop generous amounts of beef mix onto dough and spread using hand for best results.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown in color.