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Nelly's Cheesy Basil Pesto Recipe
Ingredients:
1/2 cup pine nuts (Can substitute with 1/4 cup walnuts OR pistachios and 1/4 cup pine nuts)
3 tablespoons chopped garlic (9 cloves)
5 cups fresh basil leaves (I like to almost fill my food processor cup)
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Approximately 1 cup good olive oil
1 1/2 cups freshly grated Parmesan
Directions:
To make the pesto, put the pine nuts and garlic in a food processor. Turn it on and blend for 30 seconds. Then, add the basil leaves, salt, and pepper. Keep blending while you slowly drizzle the olive oil into the bowl through the feed tube. Blend until the pesto is smooth and well mixed. Add the Parmesan and blend for another 30 seconds or so. Put in a container and drizzle olive oil on top gently to cover the pesto. Enjoy right away or keep the pesto in the fridge or freezer. Great with bread, pasta, chicken, etc.
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History of Basil Pesto
Basil Pesto, also known as Pesto alla Genovese, is a traditional Italian sauce that originated in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria, Italy. The name “pesto” is derived from the Genoese verb “pestâ”, which means “to pound” or “to crush”, referring to the original method of preparation.
The main ingredients of Pesto are basil leaves, garlic, European pine nuts, coarse salt, and hard cheese such as Parmigiano-Reggiano (also known as Parmesan cheese) or Pecorino Sardo (cheese made from sheep’s milk), all blended with olive oil.
Pesto is thought to have had two predecessors in ancient times, going back as far as the Roman age. The ancient Romans used to eat a similar paste called moretum, which was made by crushing garlic, salt, cheese, herbs, olive oil, and vinegar (and sometimes pine nuts) together. During the Middle Ages, a popular sauce in the Genoan cuisine was agliata, which was a mash of garlic and walnuts.
The introduction of basil, the main ingredient of modern pesto, occurred in more recent times and is first documented only in the mid-19th century when gastronomist Giovanni Battista Ratto published his book La Cuciniera Genovese in 1863. He described the method of making pesto with a marble mortar and wooden pestle.
Today, Pesto alla Genovese remains the most popular pesto in Italy and the rest of the world.
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