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🍽️Recipe (ingredients)
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Basil Pesto
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1 cups fresh basil leaves
3 cloves garlic
50g pistachio （or any nuts e.g. pine nuts, walnuts…)
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 lemon
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Pesto pasta with clams
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2 table spoon Pesto
100g pasta (any kinds of pasta)
150g clams in shell
Salt and pepper to taste
📢 IMPORTANT NOTICE
1. Basil tends to oxidize (turn brown) when heated up or left exposed to air, add some lemon juice to change it’s pH, or blanch the basil leaves to use heat to kills off the decomposing enzymes, that can keep your pesto stay green longer.
2. Store your pesto in airtight container in refrigerator for up to 1 week. Or freeze in ice cube trays for up to 6 months.
2. Soak clams in salt water (+ 1 hours) to spit out sand before use.
3. Different kinds of pasta have different cooking time, cook your pasta according to the instructions on the package.
4. Don’t eat any clams that are closed, just pick it up from your pan and through away.
Hello! Welcome to my channel, I am Celia Today we are going to make a very popular recipe Just use a simple blender to make delicious pesto sauce! Add clams and pasta for a restaurant-quality meal in mins! Let’s get started A big pot of sweet basil very cheaply at the flower market
Just a week it’s fully grown, good to cut off & make pesto. Sweet basil has a milder flavor than Thai basil (Taiwan basil) Taiwan basil – jiu ceng ta, has widely used in Asian cuisine Today’s sweet basil pesto is a Western cuisine on pasta
You can also use Taiwan basil to make Pesto as you want 3 clove garlic Parmesan cheese Olive oil I use Pistachio You can use any kind of nuts Lemon Just press the garlic and you can peel it easily Tradition pesto uses pine nuts, but today I use pistachios Juice 1/2 lemon
Basil tends to oxidize when heated up or left exposed to air the color will turn dark Lemon juice can keep the pesto bright green in color Today I want to share how to keeping pesto fresh & green Just few mins to make your pesto look as good as they taste.
Pick off the leaves Boil some water Add 1/2 tea spoon baking soda Blanch the basil Pick it up when it becomes soft Drain Small amount of ingredients so I use a small blender Add garlic Add pistachio Add blanched basil leaves Add Parmesan cheese Add olive oil Add lemon juice
Wow…it looks so beautiful green! Add some pepper and salt to taste Mix it well Add olive oil to cover the pesto prevent it contact with air The delicious and beautiful pesto is ready! Can be stored in the refrigerator for one week Let’s start cooking pasta! Add 1/2 tea spoon salt Add olive oil
You can use any kind of pasta When the water boils, add the pasta After cooking, remove and drain the water Soak clams in salt water and spit out sand before use First add some oil and fry the clams When it’s almost open, add the pasta and stir-fry Before all the clams open
Add two tablespoons of pesto and stir-fry Fry until all the clams are opened and it’s done! Add more pesto at the top for the flavor Add cheese powder will make it more wonderful It’s delicious! If you enjoyed this video Please subscribe, like, share, and open the bell
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