Aunt Ginny's Pesto
My full-blooded italian aunt's traditional pesto. Simple yet amazing. I grow 5-10 basil plants a year just so I can enjoy this all year!
Aunt Ginny's Pesto
My full-blooded italian aunt's traditional pesto. Simple yet amazing. I grow 5-10 basil plants a year just so I can enjoy this all year!
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Chiffonade the basil. To do this, all you do is stack the leaves from largest to smallest, roll them like a cigar, then slice into ribbons with a sharp knife.
- 2
In your mortar and pestle, you are going to essentially build a mojito. Put the basil in the bottom with a large pinch of salt. Grind until a paste is achieved. Then the garlic, then pine nuts, then parmesan.
- 3
Drizzle in the olive oil until a creamy paste is obtained. Salt and pepper to taste. Jar up and enjoy! Can be frozen for up to a year.
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