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Sfiha, a Syrian meat pizza

Sfiha, Syrian meat pizza

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Savory flatbreads filled with ground meat, onion, tomato, and spices, topped with tahini or yogurt. A Levantine specialty.

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Recipe from Ramac, LoStrangolatore, Hasanisawi, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This savory flatbread, filled with spiced ground meat and very popular in the Middle East, is eaten in a similar way to a pizza.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$5.74 $1.44 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.27
  • $0.63
  • $0.21
  • $3.35
  • $0.03
  • $0.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sauté the onion until it softens.
  2. Add the fried onion to the ground meat, spices, and salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. When the cooking is almost complete, add the chopped tomatoes. ≈ 3 min
  4. Spread the tahini or yogurt over the dough and mix well, to prevent the dough from breaking apart during baking.
  5. Spread the dough into a round or irregular shape, and prick it with a fork to help the filling adhere better during frying. ≈ 4 min
  6. Place a spoonful of the fried filling on each piece of dough. ≈ 3 min
  7. Grease a baking dish and arrange the sfiha pieces side by side in the dish. ≈ 3 min
  8. Alternative: After spreading the dough, roll it up in a spiral. ≈ 3 min
  9. Bake for 20 minutes, checking periodically to prevent the dough from burning.

The bill

Sfiha, Syrian meat pizza

  • ground meat$1.27
  • bread dough$0.63
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • Chopped tomatoes$3.35
  • salt$0.03
  • tahini or plain yogurt$0.25

Total$5.74

that's $1.44 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • ground meat
  • bread dough
  • 1 onion
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • spices
  • salt
  • tahini or plain yogurt

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