Pesto Genovese with Mortar & Pestle

Made basil pesto with mortar and pestle. It does get pretty tiring especially when the paste is keep trying to overflow and you're trying to keep them in, but worth it. Made pesto pasta with it later.

Ingredients: Basil (80-90g), pine nuts (15g), garlic (1.5 cloves), parmiggiano (30g), pecorino (15g), olive oil, salt, spaghetti

1. Grind pine nuts and chopped garlic in a mortar, turn them into a paste

2. Add some basil and salt, then grind

3. Add more basil gradually

4. Add parmesan, pecorino, and some olive oil, grind until it's a good pesto paste

5. Boil spaghetti until fully al dente, move it to a pan, no heat

6. Add pesto to pasta and stir vigorously

Hand blender might be a better option if you want pesto for pasta. But if you want to spread it on a bread like a butter, mortar seems to be the one to go with. Either way, it was delicious.