Pesto made with smoked pecans

[sw2geeks]

Basil is really starting to come in like weeds right now, so it is time to make pesto! I actually make my pesto with pecans since I have pecan trees in my back yard. I also smoke the pecans instead of just toasting them. Gives the pesto a Texas twist.

I also hand-chop the pesto with my cleaver, the pesto turns out a darker green when you do it this way.

Here is a link to the recipe.
http://www.dfw.com/2014/06/16/901299/weekend-chef-texas-pecan-pesto.html

And here are some pics.

 

[Castalia]

Looks delicious. Thanks for the excellent photos!

 

[knyfeknerd]

Nice one Steve!

 

[jared08]

I've had a hard on for mint/basil and pistachio pesto lately. But that looks and sounds good!

 

[apicius9]

That looks great. The steak is mouth-watering, as always in your pictures...

Stefan

 

[Umberto]

Looks great, my basil got it self beaten by earwings, cucumber beetles and blasts of 100 degree weather made it bolt into seed too fast. I can grow tomatoes but basil I always seem to fail.

Nice job on the meat.

 

[sw2geeks]

Thanks everybody, basil seems to grow pretty good here in the Fort Worth area. The garden is also enclosed with screens to help keep the bugs off.

 

[Mucho Bocho]

Strong Steve! I like the idea of a bug free garden. Be cool to see some shots of the garden and your raised bed setup. Very uniform chop job on the basil and pecan. Isn't that a nakiri? Would have grabbed a rocker with a bloated belly for that the nuts. Ups on the meat too Man

 

[sw2geeks]

Strong Steve! I like the idea of a bug free garden. Be cool to see some shots of the garden and your raised bed setup. Very uniform chop job on the basil and pecan. Isn't that a nakiri? Would have grabbed a rocker with a bloated belly for that the nuts. Ups on the meat too Man

It is a Chukabocho I had custom made by Moritaka. It is 1/3 damascus, 2/3 Kurouchi with a hammer finish. Here they are adding the hammer finish.

Here is a pic of the herb garden.

I wrote a story about it here.
http://www.dfw.com/2012/06/19/639973/weekend-chef-herb-garden-project.html

 

[jai]

Nice garden now im tempted to build one haha.

 

[Zwiefel]

As always, amazing photos and excellent execution Steve. Thanks for sharing.

 

[toddnmd]

Great share, thanks! I remembered your Christmas Rib Roast article, and I just did a quick browse to see there's a lot of good stuff since then I need to catch up on!

 

[cilucia]

That herb garden is amazing... going to pin it to my fantasy home design Pinterest board :lol2:

 

[boomchakabowwow]

aw..that herb garden is badass!!

 

[daveb]

Steve pops in (all to seldom) and leaves eye candy behind. I thought I remembered a WIP on the garden and with a brief search found:

http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/showthread.php/6961-Herb-Garden-project

http://www.dfw.com/2012/06/19/639973/weekend-chef-herb-garden-project.html

Kewl stuff.
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[wrobelan]

Wow that is impressive. How much did the whole project cost you?

 

[Bonertyme]

beautiful garden. Also i've done pesto with macadamian nut in replace of pine nut. Came out not too bad.