Pistachio paste

iriegirl, Jul 17, 5:39am
Does anybody know where I could find some at a reasonable price! I have done the google thing but could only find it in large quatities and it was rather expensive! Alternatively, can/could you make it! It's for a pistachio ice cream :o)
kesley, Jul 17, 6:30am
I have bought pistachio essence at an Indian grocer, if that's any help. Thinking about it, they may well have pistachio paste as well, though I'm not entirely sure .!
nauru, Jul 17, 6:32am
Could you not grind the pistachio nuts in a coffee grinder to the like of ground almonds and add to the ice cream mixture.I make my own ground almonds in my coffee grinder and if I keep grinding they become a fine paste like mixture.Just a thought, Pistachios are quite expensive anyway so not sure if ready made paste would be cheaper. At least you could just do the amount you need.
Like kesley suggested, try an Indian grocer, they use pistachio nuts a lot in their cooking, especially in their sweetmeats.
sultana0, Jul 17, 6:37am
Maybe a pestle and mortar! I'm going to try it when I get some next. Sounds nice.
245sam, Jul 17, 6:59am
iriegirl, from doing a google search I found a number a recipes for making pistachio paste but I suggest that you have a look on the following link for the "Reply" dated 26 January 2008.The info' there is re the making of pistachio paste for the same purpose as you are wanting to do it, i.e. making pistachio icecream:-

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/483192 Hope that helps.:-)) http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/483192
245sam, Jul 17, 6:59am
iriegirl, from doing a google search I found a number a recipes for making pistachio paste but I suggest that you have a look on the following link for the "Reply" dated 26 January 2008.The info' there is re the making of pistachio paste for the same purpose as you are wanting to do it, i.e. for making pistachio icecream:-

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/483192

Hope that helps.:-))
245sam, Jul 17, 6:59am
iriegirl, from doing a google search I found a number a recipes for making pistachio paste but I suggest that you have a look on the following link for the "Reply", "Updated 26 January 2008".The info' there is re the making of pistachio paste for the same purpose as you are wanting to do it, i.e. for making pistachio icecream:-

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/483192

Hope that helps.:-))
nauru, Jul 17, 11:37am
The following website has a recipe for the paste, using a food processor.

www.insanitytheory.net/kitchenwench/homemade-pistachio-paste
iriegirl, Jul 18, 3:58am
Thank you all for your help, I'm most grateful :o)nauru I'm going to try out that link, 245sam I couldn't get thru on that link but thank you for your help. I will post back with the results and some photos, as the ice cream is part of a greater plan involving a young friend, Heston Blumenthal's fantastic feasts and my offer to help him re-create his "edible graveyard" !
nauru, Jul 18, 8:54am
Let us know how you go, would be interested.