Authentic Guacamole Recipes
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.
Ingredients
- 3 ripe avocados
- 3/4 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 3/4 of a teaspoon)
Instructions
- 1
STANDARD METHOD
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Remove the flesh of the avocados.
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Mash the avocados with the back of a fork.
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Add the other ingredients and incorporate evenly.
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Add salt to taste.
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MOLCAJETE METHOD
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Add the chopped onion, serrano chile, cilantro, and salt to the molcajete.
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Grind until you have a smooth paste.
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Add the avocados to the molcajete and grind until slightly chunky.
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Add the tomatoes to the molcajete and incorporate. Do not grind the tomatoes.
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Adjust the salt.
Cook it from the original
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