Missing bar/restaurant Kazerne? Fancy some home made pesto? Chef Giovanni Gabana shares his recipe including video.
The video from chef Giovanni can be found beneath the recipe. More cooking videos? Watch them here.
Ingredients
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200 gr basil
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50 gr Parmesan cheese
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50 gr pecorino
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50 gr pine nuts
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extra virgin olive oil
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2 cloves of garlic
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salt
Recipe
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Roast the pine nuts in a pan without oil or butter.
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Keep moving the pine nuts through the pan.
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As soon as they colour, they are ready. Remove them directly from the pan and place them in a bowl.
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Remove the skin of the garlic cloves.
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Place the garlic, half of the pine nuts and a small amount of olive oil in a food processor.
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Mix everything until a kind of tapenade is created.
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Add half of the basil with a little bit of oil.
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Mix everything.
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Now add the last half of the basil with a little more oil.
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Mix everything.
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Add half of both cheeses with a little salt and again a little bit of olive oil.
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Mix everything.
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Basically, the base of the pesto is now finished. From here you can flavour it as you like. Chef Giovanni does this in the following way:
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He adds the last half of the pine nuts along with extra pecorino.
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He mixes all this into a smooth pesto.
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Enjoy!
