Welcome to Culinary Compass! Today, we dive deep into the world of traditional Turkish cuisine, mastering the art of Pide—a savory, boat-shaped flatbread topped with a rich, spiced ground meat mixture. This episode focuses heavily on fundamental Culinary Education, showing you the professional technique for achieving a perfectly soft, elastic yeast dough that doesn’t stick, ensuring optimal rise and texture.
We guide you through the precise steps of kneading and proofing the dough, which are essential Food Science concepts for any aspiring baker. We then prepare the deeply flavorful filling, combining half a kilo of ground meat with fresh peppers, tomatoes, parsley, and traditional Turkish sweet pepper paste, creating a truly Gourmet experience right in your kitchen. This is more than just a recipe; it’s a lesson in Professional Cooking Techniques.
Enjoy creating this staple of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. If you’re looking for Healthy Living inspiration and robust flavor, hit like and subscribe for more in-depth tutorials!
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### FULL RECIPE: TRADITIONAL MEAT PIDE
**Dough Ingredients:**
* 6 cups Flour
* 1 packet Yeast
* 1 tablespoon Sugar
* 1 teaspoon Salt
* Water (as needed for kneading)
**Filling Ingredients:**
* 0.5 kg Ground Meat
* 3 Chopped Peppers
* 1 Green Bell Pepper (chopped)
* 1 Tomato (chopped)
* Half a bunch Parsley (chopped)
* 1 tablespoon Sweet Pepper Paste
* 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
* 2 teaspoons Red Pepper Flakes
* 2 teaspoons Paprika
* 2 teaspoons Salt
* 2-3 tablespoons Olive Oil
**Instructions:**
1. Combine dry dough ingredients, slowly adding water while kneading until dough is smooth and non-sticky (5-6 minutes). Allow to proof.
2. Mix all filling ingredients thoroughly by hand.
3. Roll out the dough into individual Pide shapes, spread the filling evenly, and transfer to a baking sheet.
4. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 degrees Celsius) until golden brown.
Hey everyone and welcome to my channel and my kitchen. Today I have a pied recipe for you guys. In my mixing bowl, I’ve got six cups of flour. Adding in one packet of yeast and 1 tbsp of sugar. After giving that a little mix, I’m adding my salt. That’s one teaspoon of salt. And slowly while adding more flour, I’m adding water. I’m going to start kneading the dough with the water. I’ve got the dough together and I’ve got it on my counter. I’m going to knead it on my counter for about 5 to 6 minutes. I’ve kneaded my dough. See, it’s a nice dough that doesn’t stick to my hands. Let’s put it in this bowl. We’ll let it proof and then get started on the filling. For our filling, I’ve got half a kilo of ground meat in my bowl. I’ve chopped up. I’ve added three peppers. Adding in one green bell pepper, one tomato, half a bunch of parsley, one tablespoon of paste, sweet pepper paste. You can adjust the spices to your taste, one teaspoon of black pepper, 2 tesps of red pepper flakes, 2 tesps of paprika. I’m adding 2 tesps of salt. Adding 2 three tablespoons of olive oil. Our filling is ready. Our filling is ready. Our dough is ready. Our dough is ready. Our dough is ready. Our dough is ready. Our dough is ready. our dough is ready. We’re transferring our dough to the baking sheet. We’re transferring our dough to the baking sheet. We’re baking these in the oven at 350° Fahrenheit.
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