https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/ Amazing Foods Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147218 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147218 Jeff Dunham puppet Peanut – PESS – TOE !!!!!

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147192 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147192 Once again I read the comments and so many people think they know the BEST and ONLY way to make Pesto. LOL

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147191 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147191 Why do you hate pesto so much? What did it do to deserve this?

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147190 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147190 That Pesto would choke a horse, too much basil!!! … 60% soft parsley 40% basil (the idea of blanching it, is genius) …

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147189 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147189 This recipe works, like almost every recipe from ATK does. 🙂 It isn't the only way to make pesto, but it's tasty and quick. (I will never understand why some of those commenting below feel the need to be rude when expressing a different opinion. Seems to be a sign of the times.)

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147188 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147188 I'm not a pesto expert but I've never tried blanching the basil before. The trick I found was that it really only needs to be in the hot water for less than a minute otherwise it will turn to something like cooked spinach. Did it enhance the flavor? I think you would actually have to do a side by side taste test at which point you have to determine if the extra step is worth it. Toasting the pine nuts is definitely worth it though. Get some extra pine nuts because they're very easy to burn. I like the idea of adding some pasta water to the mix. It keeps everything moist and prevents the parmesan cheese from going clumpy. All in all it was a delicious recipe and both me and my son loved it.

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147187 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147187 I’m very surprised that he blanched the basil in hot water but did not then immediately place the basil leaves into ice water to stop the cooking process and to “SHOCK” the leaves which will set the bright green color. I would think that the process he showed would turn the pesto grayer much quicker. He did however use the pesto right away so preserving the bright green would not be necessary. But then why put the basil in hot water at all. Not criticizing, just wondering…

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147186 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147186 No parm cheese ?? What!?

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147185 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147185 Not a recipe if you don’t say the amounts… 😼

]]> https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147184 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:38:39 +0000 https://amazingfoodstv.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pesto/#comment-147184 I'll have to give this method a shot one of these days! I've used Helen Rennie's method twice with great success. There are many ways to make basically the same thing, and variety is the spice of life, you know. I'll never understand why people get puritanical about food.

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