Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, pistou basil sauce. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pistou is an olive oil—based basil sauce from the south of France that closely resembles Ligurian pesto. There's only one way to make true pistou—by hand. Tear the basil leaves into pieces.
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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook pistou basil sauce using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Pistou Basil Sauce:
- Make ready 30-40 basil leaves (1 big handful)
- Make ready 5 sprigs Italian parsley
- Get 1 small clove garlic, crushed
- Get 5 Tbsp olive oil (use less for a thicker, paste-like consistency)
- Prepare 1/2 tsp kosher or sea salt
- Make ready to taste black pepper
All of the ingredients for French pistou are vegan, except for the optional cheese. Pesto originated in Italy, and pistou (also a garlicky basil sauce) originated from the south of France. Pistou looks like pesto, but the main difference between the two is that there are no pine nuts added when making pistou. This basil pesto recipe uses fresh basil and Parmesan cheese.
Steps to make Pistou Basil Sauce:
- Crush garlic and roughly chop the parsley. Put all ingredients in a food processor (or mortar & pestle).
- Processor until turned into a paste and garlic is completely broken down.
- Store in a small jar in the refrigerator for 7-10 days.
- Use on soups, pastas, salads, grilled veggies and meats, for dipping breads or whatever you think might taste good!
Pesto (Italian ['pesto], Genoese ['pestu]) is a sauce that originates in the city of Genoa in the Liguria region of northern Italy (pesto alla genovese). Pesto alla genovese is made with Genovese basil, salt, garlic, Ligurian extra virgin olive oil (Taggiasco), European pine nuts (often toasted) and a grated hard. Process until basil is finely chopped, scraping down sides of bowl occasionally. Pesto sauce is typically made with fresh basil, pine nuts, parmesan, and olive oil. A French variation of pesto sauce is called pistou, which typically lacks nuts.
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