Charred Tomatillo Guacamole

Submitted by Brookelynne26

"Found on Epicurious. Seed about half of chiles for moderately spicy guacamole, all of them for mild. Guacamole may be made 8 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature before serving."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 3 1/2 cups
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 6 ounces tomatillos, husked and rinsed (6 or 7)
• 1⁄2 small red onion, finely chopped
• 3 -4 fresh serrano chilies, seeded (optional)
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 large california avocados (1 lb total)

directions

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Broil tomatillos in a flameproof shallow baking pan about 4 inches from heat until tops are charred, 7 to 10 minutes. Turn tomatillos over with tongs and broil until charred, about 5 minutes more.
3. Combine onion, chiles, cilantro, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Add tomatillos 2 at a time, mashing with a fork or pestle to form a coarse paste.
4. Pit and peel avocados. Add avocados to mixture and continue mashing until incorporated but still chunky.

Reviews

[karen in tbay]

I was looking for a zaar recipe that was close to a recipe I found on a web search couple years ago and this was very close for ingredients. I roasted 6 tomatillos and some small jalapenos. Everything went into a magic bullet - 2 cloves garlic plus extra of course, 1 white onion, 2 tbsp cilantro and 2 ripe avocadoes. The web recipe had similar instructions to grind with mortar & pestle but I love my bullet!!