We’ve asked Elmarie Berry, chef and best-selling author, to put together a delicious recipe that complements our award-winning Silcrete Cinsault. This recipe serves two people.
Recipe: Lebanese lamb mince on flatbread and hummus
Ingredients
Flatbread
- 2 cups stoneground flour
- 1 packet instant dry yeast
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup lukewarm water
- 1 Tbs olive oil
Lamb mince
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- 1 tbs olive oil1 onion - finely chopped
- 1-2 green chilies - finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic - crushed
- 500g lamb mince
- 2 tsp ground allspice
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp cumin1 cube beef stock - crushed into a powder
- 1 Tbs honey
- A pinch of sea or kosher salt
- Fresh Coriander and hummus to serve
Method
Lamb Mince
- Place a frying pan on a medium to high heat and toast the pine nuts and set them aside.
- Add oil to the pan and fry the onions with the green chili on a medium heat until soft.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
- Increase the heat, add the lamb mince, and cook until brown.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add the ground allspice, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, crushed beef stock cube and molasses or honey and continue to cook for a further few minutes to allow the seasoning to infuse.
- When the lamb mince is cooked taste and adjust the seasoning if needed.
- Add a little salt to taste if required.
Flatbread
- Mix the flour, yeast, sugar, and salt in a mixer add the lukewarm water and olive oil and mix for 5 minutes until a nice smooth dough is formed.
- Shape into a ball and then place in an oiled bowl, cover with a plastic bag, and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size (about 30 minutes).
- Pre- heat the oven to 200C.
- Turn out the dough onto a floured surface, then divide into two balls.
- Roll out each ball into an oval shape.
- Place the flatbread on a large baking tray lined with non-stick baking paper.
- Spoon the lamb mince over and bake for 8 – 10 minutes until golden brown.
- Drizzle with hummus and fresh coriander.
Enjoy it with Stellenzicht Silcrete Cinsault! An autumn pairing doesn't get more perfect than this.