Preserving Enough Pesto for the Whole Year on our Homestead

Preserving Enough Pesto for the Whole Year on our Homestead | How to Make Pesto in a Vitamix

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Pesto is one of those magical foods that feels very fancy, yet is actually so simple to make. We will show you the easiest method to whip up your own pesto in a blender in no time. We also show you how to preserve it to have ready to go for the entire year ahead.
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@HexterJexter Жыл бұрын

I love the fact that there are more and more homegrown, farmstead videos/channels on youtube, the world really needs this! Keep up the good work and putting out these high quality videos!

@FromScratchFarmstead Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching and the encouragement!

@jeanlanz2344 10 ай бұрын

This is great! Thank you so much. I like your flexibility with different nuts and greens. Your way of storing in silicone mini-bread loaves, freezing, then storing in bags makes it so accessible! Thank you and God bless you!

@FromScratchFarmstead 10 ай бұрын

So glad this was helpful for you! Thanks for watching!

@jamesewanchook2276 10 ай бұрын

good idea , cubes.

@cornelishenk4569 11 ай бұрын

Very clever way for storing it.

@WanderingNature Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@FromScratchFarmstead 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@katiedavis5861 Жыл бұрын

I wish I'd seen this a week ago, before the frost hit us! I froze a lot of basil but could've used it all by doing this! Will keep in mind for next year, thanks!

@FromScratchFarmstead Жыл бұрын

The frozen basil will be perfect in soups! Thanks for watching!

@marykrigbaum9021 28 күн бұрын

Usually, a Vitaminx requires liquid in the bottom before blending. I noticed you didn't do that. Does the basil turn to liquid quickly?

@zepguwlthistle7924 10 ай бұрын

i learned today that if you blanche your basil it will stay green

@FromScratchFarmstead 10 ай бұрын

Oh interesting! Thanks for sharing!

@elliecandle773 Жыл бұрын

When do you pu the oil?

@FromScratchFarmstead Жыл бұрын

After you put in the other ingredients and blend (basil, garlic, salt, nuts) then you and oil and blend everything together. Thanks for watching!

@paradidd Жыл бұрын

Be careful if you have a high speed blander like she has. She has a vitamix as do I. Blending at high speeds can make the pesto bitter. I did this a couple of weeks ago with the 1st batch from my garden. Trying it again in a couple of days, will go much slower. Hope it works out better. I'll report back.

@FromScratchFarmstead 11 ай бұрын

Interesting! I've never had issues with bitter pesto. I hope your next batch is delicious!

@littlepotato2741 10 ай бұрын

Extra virgin olive oil can go very bitter if you blend it for a long time. One way to get around this is to use a neutral oil (I like avocado) initially and then add in the olive oil at the end to get that olive oil flavor while minimizing the amount of time the olive oil is blended. This will affect people differently mostly do to difference in products being used and how smooth people want their pesto to end up.

@entity1350 7 ай бұрын

@@littlepotato2741 I wouldn't use a food processor if I wanted the best-tasting pesto. When your food food processor is turned on it slices everything into tiny tiny peices. Now, the issue with this is that it doesn't release all the flavor in the herbs and the texture is different. Food processed pesto is also more likely to oxidise and turn black because of the basil. You can blanch it to solve this issue and/or add a bit of lemon juice. A mortar and pestle will improve the flavor as you are grinding the ingredients into each other instead of just chopping it up, it will emulsify into a cohesive paste(pesto).

@heureka2758 Жыл бұрын

Can you preserve pesto without freezing?

@FromScratchFarmstead Жыл бұрын

That’s the best way that I’m aware of!

@heureka2758 Жыл бұрын

@@FromScratchFarmstead I am looking for the best that doesnt require electricity. Thanks anyway.

@crazysavvyloverlee 11 ай бұрын

You can store it in the fridge for a few months under a layer of olive oil, freezing it is best under a layer of olive oil too because it reduces the chance of freezer burn/access to air.