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bullzam · 01-19-2004, 09:29 AM

well here's an easy pesto recipie, unfortunately it requires a food processor: (I'd love to share what I consider my masterful art of italian cooking, being Italian and all, just let me know if theres interest)
fresh basil
pine nuts
a few garlic cloves
olive oil
Good Parmigiano cheese (not the kraft shit)

first put the basil in the food processor, then lightly roast the pine nuts and add them, then a healthy amount of cheese. By this time you should be getting a coarse greenish loooking mixture. Here's the cool part, sautee the garlic in the oil and drain the oil into the processor... this gives you the taste of roasted garlic which is great, and you should add some salt. In the end, you get a light green not quite homogenous mixture that should smell great and should taste saltier than you'd like because some of the salt gets absorbed by the pasta. Sorry I don't have specific amounts on how much to put in, you kind of have to get a feel, but if you want try three to five handfulls of basil leaves, one handful of pine nuts, three cloves of garlic and the rest is arbitrary. (by the way, for those lovers of marijuana, chamba and THC, you can add it into the oil and let it simmer with the garlic to make some extra happy pasta) This pesto is great to use in or on anything, but, say, if you put it on a pizza, put it on after its done, you shouldnt cook this cuz it'll start to taste worse and the oil drains out.
Peace

rockzilla · 01-19-2004, 11:34 AM

I could drink a gallon of pesto, I never thought of sauteeing the garlic before, that's a great idea.
I've tried using walnuts instead of pine nuts before, with pretty good results.
I've also considered making "Special Pesto" with weed, but it's a little cost-prohibitive (even moreso than buying pine nuts, damn they're pricey!)

If you add a little red wine vinegar to some pesto, you can make a killer marinade for beef or chicken.

kalashnikov · 01-27-2004, 11:44 PM

If you have the opportunity to buy fresh basil from the farmer's market, DO IT! You can get a whole bushel for a dollar or two, and it puts the crap in the grocery store to shame. The sauce will be absolutely incredible.

01-19-2004, 09:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
bullzam Banned	pesto (and other great italian recipies) well here's an easy pesto recipie, unfortunately it requires a food processor: (I'd love to share what I consider my masterful art of italian cooking, being Italian and all, just let me know if theres interest) fresh basil pine nuts a few garlic cloves olive oil Good Parmigiano cheese (not the kraft shit) first put the basil in the food processor, then lightly roast the pine nuts and add them, then a healthy amount of cheese. By this time you should be getting a coarse greenish loooking mixture. Here's the cool part, sautee the garlic in the oil and drain the oil into the processor... this gives you the taste of roasted garlic which is great, and you should add some salt. In the end, you get a light green not quite homogenous mixture that should smell great and should taste saltier than you'd like because some of the salt gets absorbed by the pasta. Sorry I don't have specific amounts on how much to put in, you kind of have to get a feel, but if you want try three to five handfulls of basil leaves, one handful of pine nuts, three cloves of garlic and the rest is arbitrary. (by the way, for those lovers of marijuana, chamba and THC, you can add it into the oil and let it simmer with the garlic to make some extra happy pasta) This pesto is great to use in or on anything, but, say, if you put it on a pizza, put it on after its done, you shouldnt cook this cuz it'll start to taste worse and the oil drains out. Peace

01-27-2004, 11:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
kalashnikov Insane Location: St. Paul	If you have the opportunity to buy fresh basil from the farmer's market, DO IT! You can get a whole bushel for a dollar or two, and it puts the crap in the grocery store to shame. The sauce will be absolutely incredible. __________________ 'Charmant, respektlos, und immer betrunken.'

01-19-2004, 11:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
rockzilla Junkie Location: The Kitchen	I could drink a gallon of pesto, I never thought of sauteeing the garlic before, that's a great idea. I've tried using walnuts instead of pine nuts before, with pretty good results. I've also considered making "Special Pesto" with weed, but it's a little cost-prohibitive (even moreso than buying pine nuts, damn they're pricey!) If you add a little red wine vinegar to some pesto, you can make a killer marinade for beef or chicken.