Pistachio Paste

Name: Pistachio Paste
Yield: Makes 110g
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50 g Pistachio Kernels; Hot Water to soak Pistachio Kernels; 1 pinch Salt; 2 tablespoons Sugar *OR as required; 2 tablespoons Water *OR Milk

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

The other day, I wanted to make Pistachio Ice Cream. To make it, I needed Pistachio Paste. I tried to find it and I was shocked! Have you ever tried to buy Pistachio Paste? It is extremely expensive. So, I decided to make it by myself. I soaked the Kernels in water to soften, so that it would be easy to remove the brown tough skin. Then I processed them into paste. I added some Sugar and 1 pinch Salt. How simple it is!

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

Makes 110g

50 gPistachio Kernels
Hot Water to soak Pistachio Kernels
1 pinchSalt
2 tablespoonsSugar *OR as required
2 tablespoonsWater *OR Milk

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Steps

1

Place Pistachio Kernels in a bowl, cover with hot water, and soak for 1 hour.
2

Drain Pistachio Kernels and remove brown tough skin. I had about 60g Kernels after skin removed.
3

Add Salt and Sugar, and use a small food processor OR grinder to process into paste, adding Water OR Milk gradually, until desired texture is achieved. Today I added 2 tablespoons Water.
4

*Note: You may prefer adding Oil and Cheese for savoury flavoured paste.