Galatasaray lamb pilaf

Galatasaray lamb pilaf

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The pilaf served at Galatasaray High School in Istanbul: rice cooked in butter with pine nuts, onion, and liver, simmered in a broth with tomatoes and Zan…

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This pilaf is served on pilaf days at the Galatasaray high school in Istanbul.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time45 min
  • Resting10 min
  • Total1 hr 25 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan, oven
  • Estimated cost$7.30 $3.65 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

2 people
  • $0.23
  • $6.05
  • $0.06
  • $0.22
  • $0.23
  • $0.21
  • $0.16
  • $0.13
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Poach the meat in the water. Season it with a little of the broth and roast it in the oven, without adding any fat.
  2. Boil the bone to make a broth.
  3. Soak the rice in warm water for 30 minutes, then rinse it thoroughly and drain it.
  4. Melt the butter in a saucepan and cook the pine nuts, finely chopped onion, and diced liver until the liver is lightly browned.
  5. When the onion is translucent, add the rice and stir until it is thoroughly dry. ≈ 4 min
  6. Add the tomato paste, grapes, salt, pepper, and broth. Simmer over low heat until absorbed, then cover and let stand.
  7. Serve the pilaf with the roasted lamb. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Galatasaray lamb pilaf

  • 80 grams of rice$0.23
  • 300 g of lamb on the bone$6.05
  • 7 grams of Zante currants$0.06
  • 7 grams of pine nuts$0.22
  • 25 grams of butter$0.23
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste$0.16
  • black pepper$0.13
  • salt$0.01

Total$7.30

that's $3.65 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 80 grams of rice
  • 300 g of lamb on the bone
  • 7 grams of Zante currants
  • 7 grams of pine nuts
  • 25 grams of butter
  • 1 small piece of lamb liver
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
  • black pepper
  • salt

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