Wood Fired Beef Pide

1. For the Pide Dough: In a large bowl, mix the flour, yeast, sugar, oil, warm water, and a pinch of salt. Knead by hand for 5 minutes, until the dough comes together and becomes soft and elastic. Place the dough in a clean, lightly oiled bowl and cover with oiled plastic. Let the dough rise and doiuble in size for approximately 2 hours.
2. For the Pickling Liquid: Bring all the ingredients except the vegetables to a simmer for 3 minutes. Cool and refrigerate for up to 30 days.
3. To quick pickle the chile and onion, reheat the pickling liquid to a simmer and pour over vegetables in separate containers.. Let them cool. Pickled vegetables can be stored up to 5 days.
4. For each Beef Pide: Heat a wood oven or wood grill (or an alternative cooking source) to 435 degrees F.
5. On a flour (or semolina) dusted surface, roll the dough into a thin oval shape. Roll the edges over and pinch to form a border wall. At the ends, pinch the dough to form points, almost a small handle to pick up and eat with. Cover shaped dough with an oiled piece of plastic and proof for about 20 minutes.
6. While proofing the dough, mix the hummus and za’tar in a bowl until fully and evenly incorporated.
7. In another bowl, mix the Sara Lee Yankee Pot Roast with the cumin, sumac, allspice, and molasses. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Gently fold the mixture by gloved hand so as to break the meat up into rustic bite-sized chunks.
8. In a third bowl, mix together the feta cheese, half the chives, and half the parsley.
9. Uncover the dough and evenly spread the za’atar hummus around the base. Spoon the spiced beef overtop of the hummus. Crumble the herbed feta overtop of the beef. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until the dough puffs up and browns.
10. Remove from the oven, garnish with the pickled chilies, onions, sea salt, a drizzle of oil, and the remaining chives and parsley.

Chef Notes: 

Hand held meals come in so many different iterations. I always gravitate towards ethnic street food, and more personally those street foods of the greater Mediterranean region. In this case, I used a Turkish-style pide as the vessel so showcase the Sara Lee Yankee Pot Roast versatility and used those Turkish/Balkan/North African flavor profiles to make a delicious twist on a traditional pide. Cook it over a wood grill or in a wood oven and you can’t go wrong.

You can also place the dough in the refrigerator and let it rise overnight. Remove it for use the next day and let it come back to room temperature before use.