Guacamole - the Right Way!
photo by Pellerin
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
6-7 cups
- Serves:
- 18
ingredients
- 4 -6 Hass avocadoes, very large and ripe, peeled, coarsely chopped (count depends on size)
- 3⁄4 cup sweet onion, diced (use Walla-Walla, Vidalia, or red)
- 2⁄3 bunch cilantro leaf, chopped (apx. 1 cup)
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise (Best Foods aka Hellmans)
- 2⁄3 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice (*not* a lemon, Yuck! Use juice of about 1/2 of a medium lime, go easy)
- 3 -4 dashes hot sauce (I use a Chipotle-based smoky one)
- 2 roma tomatoes, chopped (seeds and juice removed first)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes
- 1⁄8 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic granules
- 1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
directions
- Grind spices together with mortar & pestle. Add to rest of ingredients, partially mashing the avocado – leaving at least ½ in good-sized chunks. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and chill overnight. Taste for seasonings, then sprinkle with a bit more paprika, some more fresh cilantro leaves and diced red onion on top, and serve with tortilla chips.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Pellerin
Eugene
An event planner by profession, and a life-long foodie wanna-be who loves to make people happy by feeding them things that make their eyes light up. I'm an empty-nester who enjoys nothing more than cooking for family and friends. When those are not available, my dogs make EXCELLENT and enthusiastic Guinea pigs for testing new recipes. Not surprisingly, I've found that the German Shorthaired Pointers have much more discriminating palates than do the Goldens, who would eat anything -and I mean ANYTHING- that wasn't nailed down (and some things that were). They are all convinced that I'm a gourmet chef, however they're a pretty easy audience.
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