Authentic Guacamole Recipes

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How to make guacamole. 2 methods of preparation: the best-known method, prepared with a bowl and fork or made in the molcajete, a Mexican mortar and pestle. Both methods have the authentic Mexican taste.

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Guacamole Recipe, Guacamole Recipe Easy, How to Make Guacamole

Servings: servings

Calories: 265kcal

Author: Douglas Cullen

Ingredients

3 ripe avocados
¾ cup finely chopped Roma tomato
2 serrano chiles very finely chopped seeded and deveined
3 heaping tablespoons of finely chopped onion
3 tbsp. of minced cilantro
salt to taste usually about ¾ of a teaspoon

Instructions

STANDARD METHOD
Remove the flesh of the avocados.
Mash the avocados with the back of a fork.
Add the other ingredients and incorporate evenly.
Add salt to taste.
MOLCAJETE METHOD
Add the chopped onion, serrano chile, cilantro, and salt to the molcajete.
Grind until you have a smooth paste.
Add the avocados to the molcajete and grind until slightly chunky.
Add the tomatoes to the molcajete and incorporate. Do not grind the tomatoes.
Adjust the salt.

Notes

Preparation

Guacamole should be served as soon as you make it. Don't make it in advance. It doesn't keep well. It turns brown very quickly.
Don't chill the guacamole. It should be served at room temperature.
The recipe calls for two serrano chiles which make a moderately hot guacamole. Add up to 2 more serrano chiles if you want it hotter. Leaving the seeds and veins in the chiles will make it even hotter.
You can add lime juice to give it an acidic boost but add sparingly so not to overpower the flavors of the other ingredients.

Substitutions

The following ingredients are acceptable substitutions that will give comparable results.

You can substitute jalapeños for the serrano peppers.
You can substitute red onion for white onion.

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