Cooking Recipe Pesto~ Asian "Bruce Cost'S Asian Ingredients"
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
Heat oil in a small skillet until nearly smoking, then remove from
the heat and add the peanuts. Allow to sit until lightly browned.
Remove the nuts with a slotted spoon and drain, reserving the oil.
Put the peanuts in a food processor or blender and blend to a rough
paste. Add the chilies, ginger and garlic and continue to blend, Add
the herbs and a little of the reserved oil, and continue to blend.
Add the salt, sugar and lemon juice, and blend until the herbs are
very finely minced.
Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl and stir in the remaining oil.
Serve along side warm or cold noodles, and allow each eater to spoon
sauce to taste over a helping of noodles.
From "Food Day" in the Daily Review, by Paula Hamilton, Food Editor,
July 6, 1994 and "Bruce Cost's Asian Ingredients" , by Bruce Cost,
William Morrow,
1988 typed by Dorothy Hair 7/7/94