Being a bit bored of weather heat, having some pepper remains and that idea since some days...
I just made a pesto, more or less like original basil one but with hot pepper instead.
40g deseeded various hot peppers (4 calabrese annuum, 2 cherrylike, a piece of Butch T, Jay's Red, Jay's Peach, Bahamian Goat)
40g Grana Padano
40g evo
25g garlic
20g hazelnuts
5g salt
Just blend all.
Note: i used hazelnuts cause i didn't have pine nuts, also almonds and/or walnuts should be good. So i heat them in a pan to remove the skin.
That one ended being quite heavy on garlic and salt, so they could be lowered if you want to taste more pepper or don't like salted things.
I'm satisfied with the result, of course that could be tuned with more spices or varying garlic and/or salt but it's a good starting point.
I think that tomorrow it should be better, like true pesto that is best after 1 day.
PS: i want to redo with goat cheese, bahamian goat and goat's weed lol, but at the moment i don't have enough.
I just made a pesto, more or less like original basil one but with hot pepper instead.
40g deseeded various hot peppers (4 calabrese annuum, 2 cherrylike, a piece of Butch T, Jay's Red, Jay's Peach, Bahamian Goat)
40g Grana Padano
40g evo
25g garlic
20g hazelnuts
5g salt
Just blend all.
Note: i used hazelnuts cause i didn't have pine nuts, also almonds and/or walnuts should be good. So i heat them in a pan to remove the skin.
That one ended being quite heavy on garlic and salt, so they could be lowered if you want to taste more pepper or don't like salted things.
I'm satisfied with the result, of course that could be tuned with more spices or varying garlic and/or salt but it's a good starting point.
I think that tomorrow it should be better, like true pesto that is best after 1 day.
PS: i want to redo with goat cheese, bahamian goat and goat's weed lol, but at the moment i don't have enough.
