Thai Pesto - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    3 1/2 ounces peanuts, unsalted, roasted in a small pan (100g)
    2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
    2 tablespoons ginger, fresh, peeled and finely chopped
    2 hot peppers, green, deseeded and finely chopped
    1 small bunch coriander, rinsed, chopped
    1/3 cup mint, fresh, chopped
    1/3 cup basil, fresh, rinsed and chopped
    2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
    2 tablespoons lime juice (pref freshly squeezed)
    1 tablespoon sugar, brown (or palm sugar)
Preparation
    Put all the ingredients into a food processor.
    Pulse of whizz until you have a chunky green paste.
    Taste, and season according to your taste (salt or soy, or more of a certain herb, etc.).
    Serve a dollop on each serving of soup. (Enough for 4).

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