Cooking With Basil
Cooking with basil is a wonderful experience. Sweet basil is used to flavor non-alcoholic beverages, ice cream, candy, baked goods, puddings, condiments and meats. Especially used to flavor Italian dishes. One of the most popular recipes using sweet basil is of course pesto.
It's easy and cheap to make herbal vinegar for gifts. Save some wine bottles (or any decorative bottles) to use. Searching flea markets and garage sales for great bottles is half the fun! You may want to grow you own basil plants for better freshness and more variety. We highly recommend Moore and Moore West in Nashville for a great variety of herbs in the spring. Also, to find even more varieties shop online at Spring Hill Nursery for quality plants and great customer service. Feel free to visit their web site at www.springhillnursery.com. Basil Beer Bread
Thai Basil Chicken RecipeCooking with basil using Thai basil,Ocimum citridorm is easy and fun . Considered an annual in the Mid South but is native to Thailand and Burma, Thai basil is used in Thai and Indian cooking. If you compare it to sweet basil, it has a darker leaf an a bit of an anise flavor. It's seeds, when soaked in water, increases up to eight times its original size. It is used as a decoration on many desserts or as a topping on ice cream.
Prepare the ingredients as instructed. Leave the fresh basil leaves whole; the flower buds may also be used. Pull off and discard the hard stems. Drain. Heat a wok or skillet until its surface is smoking hot. Swirl in the oil to coat the surface. Wait a few seconds for the oil to heat, then stir in the garlic, followed a few seconds later with the shallots or onion. Stir another 15 to 20 seconds before adding the chicken. Stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes, or until most of the chicken has changed color on the outside and is no longer pink. Toss in the chillies . Sprinkle Tamari sauce over the mixture and stir-fry for another 15 to 20 seconds. Season to taste with fish sauce, then stir in the fresh basil. Toss well. Stir-fry another 1/2 to 1 minute, or until the basil is wilted and the chicken cooked through. Sprinkle with white pepper. Stir and transfer to a serving dish, or spoon directly over individual plates of brown rice. Serves 6 to 8 with other dishes in a shared family-style meal.
Tomato Basil Soup Recipe
Preparation Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in the broth, salt, and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 20 minutes. Stir in basil.Place half of the soup in a blender; process until smooth. Pour pureed soup into a bowl, and repeat procedure with remaining soup. Garnish with basil leaves, if desired. Cooking with basil is fun and healthy. I hope you enjoy these recipes!  Custom Search 
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