Grammy's Kitchen · Shepherd's Pie · Recipe: Turkish-Style Shepherd’s Pie
One of 42 shepherd's pie recipes we measured
from www.thekitchn.com
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 42.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| dairy | 0% | 5% |
| aromatics | 0% | 28% |
| salt | 0% | 1% |
| liquid | 0% | 42% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 145% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 27 g | 2 tablespoons olive oil |
| 1134 g | 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 pounds boneless lamb shoulder or leg meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch chunks |
| 27 g | 4 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, divided, plus more as needed |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground Aleppo or Marash pepper, plus more as needed |
| 7 g | 1 tablespoon ground cumin |
| 1 teaspoon ground anise seeds (optional) | |
| 45 g | 15 cloves garlic, minced |
| 360 g | 1 1/2 cups beef or lamb broth |
| 454 g | 4 cups sliced button or cremini mushrooms (about 1 pound) |
| 1361 g | 4 large leeks (about 3 pounds), washed well and thinly sliced (3 1/2 to 4 cups) |
| 567 g | 2 medium or 1 large celery root (about 1 1/4 pounds), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks (about 2 cups) |
| 1 small head cauliflower, trimmed and cut into small florets (about 1 1/2 cups) | |
| 454 g | 6 medium carrots (about 1 pound), trimmed, peeled, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks (about 1 1/2 cups) |
| Leaves of 1 large bunch of fresh mint, finely chopped | |
| 340 g | 1 1/2 cups roasted red peppers (from a 12-ounce jar), drained |
| 180 g | 1 1/2 cups blanched, slivered almonds |
| 750 g | 5 cups mashed potatoes, warmed |
| Finely grated zest of 2 large lemons | |
| 30 g | 1/4 cup blanched, slivered almonds |
Method: 9 steps, published by www.thekitchn.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.