Fresh herbs and measurements: Help!
Posted by new-veg-head on Aug 11, 2007 · Member since Jun 2012 · 22 posts
How do you do measurement with freshly picked herbs? How do I know how many leaves to pluck for 2 teaspoons, or 3 cups?
If I were to just crumple up the leaves untill it filled up a certain amount of space in a measuring device that seems to be way too much...
Does no one really know how to measure fresh herbs? :'(
If you are measuring in cups that's prettymuch how you do it. Most recipes are looking for a 'packed' measurement, such as for pesto or the like. If the recipe is asking for a smaller amount like a tablespoon. chop the herb and then measure somewhat loosely. Sorry I didn't pick up on this question earlier. Hope this helps. :)
it help like you dont even believe, thank you!