/ck/ - Food & Cooking

pesto is king. anyone that says otherwise is actually retarded

>>15638830
pesto is god tier. anyone who disagrees is just outing themselves as a tastlet. fuck. i need some pesto pasta now

salt
starch
grease

basically the 3 things hard to find in nature and you have them in every bite

>>15638830
Homemade pesto with home grown basil is really great for a nice summer dinner. Cut the basil leaves in thin stripes and crush them in a mortar (important) with a bit of coarse salt, add finely chopped garlic and half of your parmesan (the rest is for topping later on), pine seeds and of course EVOO. You don't need to care about ratios as it will always taste great, just go easy on the salt. Pepper to taste. Some people add lemon juice but I personally don't like it in pesto. Then I always let it soak for one day, I like to think it helps the flavors develop, don't know if that's true. The basil garlic combo makes me smell my fingers constantly or the rest of the day. A very wholesome and slightly meditative preparation.

>>15639118
>cuts basil
>crushes basil
>then leaves it for a day to “develop flavor”
so, anon, you enjoy black purée mush on your pasta...god help you
let ME help: all the ingredients s/he listed except minimal garlic (this is a fresh herb dish, not garlic bread); mortar/pestle OR food process quickly and serve tossed into pasta immediately; in fact, don’t make the pesto until your drop the pasta; consider a squeeze of lemon as a bright finishing agent; this is as much about technique as it is flavors, as you can sub any herb, with any oily nut, and any hard salty cheese and get infinite options

>>15639165
this anon fucks

>>15638830
use the lord's name in vain again and I'll take you down to the basement and give you a spanking

>>15639010
what the fuck are you talking about you moron

If you haven't, try cutting up some chorizo to go with your pesto pasta.

>>15639186
this anon reddits

>>15639165
You are not any better
> Garlic is mandatory
> Food processor will oxidize


>don’t make the pesto until your drop the pasta
Kek that's the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

>consider a squeeze of lemon
Put lemon on your wounds, you're not making mexican food you mongoloid


https://youtu.be/EFv5ZmztvSI

I fucking love pesto in a jar, but by god homemade pesto is a whole other level. I'm going to make pesto for dinner now

>>15638837
otherwise

>>15639165
>>15639186
Don't respond to yourself. It reeks of autism and sadness

Is it possible to make pesto at home without a food processor?

>>15639195
Based disciplinarian.

>>15639118
>buy jar of pesto from tesco
>dump it over boiled pasta

There, I am dabbing over ypur faggot ass. Pretentious dicklet

>>15640181
>>15640471
>>15640550

>>15640458
>t.retarded

>>15640510
i make it in a blender but it's feasible to even make it in a mortar and pestle, just more work

>>15640510
Mortar and pestle gives more flavour even, it will become better than in processor/blender, but it's harder tu make. Crushing basil releases more taste, than just slicing it very fast with blades.

Even better with chicken cutlet and mozzarella. You will never want chicken parmigiana again

>>15638830
it's so easy to make too. all these jarred sauce babies that have graduated from the fast food generals don't know that it takes less time to make a pesto than it takes for your pasta water to boil and it comes out tasting way better.

>>15642927
Better than pasta water?

>>15642937
pro tip, you can add a bit of pasta water to the pesto in order to help it adhere to the pasta better. it also seasons it a bit if you salt your pasta water which you should do.

>>15639202
that was fucking rude. do you kiss your mother with that mouth?

>>15643508
no I don't
that's gay

>>15643521
so your mom is a dude? LOL

>>15638830
>Jesus fuck why is this so good
Because it makes me feel like a dinosaur.

>>15639010
>salt is uncommon in nature

Have a basil plant in my aerogarden and was wanting to make some pesto but not sure how many leaves i actually need in order to make some. Not sure my plant currently has enough so will probably keep waiting.

My mom gave me a jar of fresh made pesto and on my way home I dropped the glass jar and it shattered. Threw it all away. I can’t bring myself to tell her.

>>15638830
>pure carbs
No thanks. I'd rather have pure protein.

>>15643880
>>15643880
based jakeandamirposter
I'm even an antisemite and I love them

>>15639165
>so, anon, you enjoy black purée mush on your pasta...god help you
Just blanch the basil to preserve the color. The mortar and pestle extracts more flavor from the basil than a food processor due to the crushing action rupturing more cells from the leaves.

>>15643994
That sucks, anon.

>>15643840
yes

>>15638830
Pasta isn't bad, but I prefer to eat pesto with bread.

>>15644033
why would you ruin all that beef by overcooking it so brutally

>>15639165
waiting on the mint walnut aged mimolette pesto

>>15638830
What exactly *is* a "pesto?"

>>15639165
just get the little jar at the store of a decent brand

I usually add some ricotta , and i becane tastier

>>15638830
I had pesto tonight. Really good

>>15638830
This thread inspired me to make shrimp pesto with spiral noodles. It was delicious.

>>15644033
Make sure you take your vitamin pills, carnivore bro

>>15644607
>basil
>pine nuts
>oil

>>15639010
no, your supposed to say otherwise to show youre retarded

>>15639195
oh god that sounds nice.

>>15644300
hot.

>>15638996
I could eat a pesto meal every single day and never get bored of it.