The best traditional red pesto recipe: Italian sauce
Have you had one of those days when you just want to get home and eat a dish of pasta or a good Italian pizza? I wish the teleportation existed to be able to go straight to a trattoria of beautiful Italy, right? But, since it seems that it has not yet been invented, the best thing you can do in these cases is to bring to light your side “kitchen” in your own kitchen.
And, since we were talking about Italian cuisine, Why not start with an irresistible red pesto sauce or, as you would say in our neighboring country, Pesto Rosso? It’s less popular than the Genoese pesto or green pesto of a lifetime, but believe us, if you haven’t tried this other version yet, it will surprise you for the better!
Dried tomatoes, basil, and our irreplaceable liquid beloleum gold. You will need little else! If you feel like trying, here is our original red pesto recipe. Read carefully!
Rosso Pesto Ingredients
Preparing the red pesto sauce is simple, but it does require some practice.
Did you know that it is also known as Pesto Trapanese or Sicilian Pesto, why does it originate from the island of Sicily, specifically in the city of Trapani?
These are the ingredients you will have to gather:
- 60 grams of dried tomatoes in oil.
- 50 grams of pine nuts.
- 2 cloves of garlic.
- 80 grams of grated Parmesan cheese.
- 100 ml extra virgin olive oil beloleum archebin variety.
- 1 sprig of fresh basil leaves.
- a pinch of salt.
Preparation of the pesto with mortar or grinder
How to make this sauce? To prepare the red pesto you have two options: the classical route and the modern one.
If you are one of those who bet on tradition in the kitchen, then you are going to prepare your Rosso pesto With the help of a mortar. You will have to follow these steps:
- Crush the dried tomatoes, pine nuts and garlic until a homogeneous mixture is obtained.
- Add the basil leaves and keep grinding.
- Add the Parmesan cheese and salt, while you continue to grind.
- Slowly pour a splash of our olive oil, mixing well until you achieve the desired consistency. And ready!
So what is the most modern way? Well, use your grinder or mixer. The only thing you will have to do is add all the ingredients to the glass and crush them until you get your irresistible pesto classic.
Preparation of the pesto with Thermomix
Of course, if you are a technology enthusiast in the kitchen, you will surely go over the mortar, and you are already wondering where our Thermomix version. And it is that, indeed, this delicious pesto recipe can also be made with your versatile kitchen appliance.
As in the case of the blender, the way to prepare it is very simple: simply place the ingredients of the red pesto in the glass of the appliance and Crush for a few seconds at progressive speed until you get the desired texture and density. You already have it!
What recipes can I make with homemade pesto?
Once you have your red pesto ready, the options are endless. can you think of Many and very varied recipes!
You can use it to accompany a plate of fresh pasta and enhance its flavor, spread it in a good Homemade bread with olive oil Fresh baked or even incorporate it into recipes for meat or fish. With anchovies it looks amazing!
It’s all a matter of experimenting, so… why don’t you let your culinary imagination fly?
Variants of the traditional recipe
While the original recipe for the red pesto is irresistible, it also admits many variations, so giving it your personal touch is a great idea. We propose some alternatives:
- Add a touch of Roasted red pepper and grind it together with the rest of the ingredients. It’s perfect to intensify the taste of pesto sauce!
- Try to vary the nuts and use, instead of pine nuts, Nut, almonds or hazelnuts to give it a tasty touch. You will love it!
- Vary the fresh herbs of your recipe and use, for example, oregano or arugula.
- If you like spicy, why not incorporate a chilli?
- a splash of lemon juice You can also combine wonderfully with the pine nuts and basil from your traditional pesto sauce recipe. Come try!
How long can the pesto be kept?
Did you like our recipe for pesto rosso or red pesto? You know how to make this sauce, but remember that, To keep it well, you can store your sauce in an airtight container inside the fridge., and so it will last for up to a week.
What do you want to enjoy more time? No problem! To prolong the shelf life of your Sicilian pesto (or Genoese classic pesto), cover it with a thin layer of our olive oil, which will help you preserve its freshness. It is already known that EVOO is valid for everything!
Of course, not all oils are the same. If you want to try a High quality gourmet product, we recommend that you delight your palate with Beloleum, the perfect main ingredient for red pesto, your new specialty!
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