DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Cappadocia Testi Kebabı
Also known as: Çömlek Kebabı, Pottery Kebab, Testi Kebab
Cappadocian clay-pot lamb kebab with vegetables and butter.
About Cappadocia Testi Kebabı
Testi kebabı is a pottery kebab associated with Cappadocia. Turkish Foodie’s version combines cubed lamb with tomatoes, garlic, shallots and long green peppers inside clay pots.
The vegetables provide an aromatic base around the lamb, with black pepper and salt as the listed seasonings. Butter enriches the mixture, while the article also names tomato paste in its general ingredient description.
The meat and vegetables cook together within covered pottery. This source uses foil-covered pots in a charcoal smoker and presents the contents after the covering is removed, preserving the dish’s distinctive vessel-based form.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cappadocia Testi Kebabı
Turkish Foodie’s Cappadocian lamb testi kebabı.
- Boneless lambProtein
- ButterCooking medium
- TomatoesBase
- GarlicAromatic
- ShallotsAromatic
- Long green peppersBase
- SaltSeasoning
- Ground black pepperSeasoning
- Tomato pasteBase
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Boneless lamb: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Butter: Milk
- Tomatoes: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Shallots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Long green peppers: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader green-pepper link; local cultivar unspecified, not asserted bell pepper.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Ground black pepper: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tomato paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. General narrative48 explicitly names it; card and method omit allocation/use. Gap retained, no addition instruction or quantity invented.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Türkiye
- TürkiyeCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Cappadocian Cuisine
- Central Anatolian CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.