Guys. How good is guacamole? Like so good. Guacamole is more delicious than ten tiny tin dragon statuettes used for table top gaming. I’m serious here.
My constant dilemma, throughout the course of my entire life, has been that store bought gucamole is teh sux. This was compounded by the fact that no human being could possible fabricate this ambrosia with the mere sweat of their brow (and presumably avocados).
Well imagine my surprise when, just like roasting a red pepper, guacamole is embarrassing simple. I’m going to give you two recipes here, below is the first:
- Avocados
Cut the avocado in half, remove the seed, and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Mash up the avocados with a fork. THAT IS IT. The ancient Mexican secret of guacamole has been unearthed from the equatorial bowels of Mexico.
Or you can be insane and follow this guacamole authentico recipe. It is trés authentico.
- 4 ripe avocados, peeled, seeded
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 ripe, medium Roma tomato, seeded, diced — i used a handful of cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 cup minced sweet white onion
- as much jalapeño as you feel comfortable with — i used 1/4 of a pepper
- 4 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- salt and pepper
I also added:
- so much garlic I thought I would die (5-10 tsp)
Mash all this up in a bowl and you’ve got delicious guacamole. Again, as is the theme with stuff I make, this recipe is extremely forgiving. Just throw in what you have laying around or what moves you.
WIU data
- Was the recipe easy to follow: This is easier than Suze’s pancakes. Don’t listen to her. SHE IS A LIAR.
- Did the dish taste good: Of course! Avocados are the gods’ ovaries. How could they not taste good. Furthermore how could any of their byproducts not taste good?
- Would you make it again: Yes, yes, and yes. I wish I had an avocado tree so bad.
July 31st, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Um. I was totally with you until the mention of the gods’ ovaries. Now I am overcome with the need to throw up. Oh, and bowels? Ross. Come on now, with the unappetizing descriptors.
Still, love the guac! I will just try to flush these unpleasant images out of my mind.
August 1st, 2008 at 7:22 am
[…] was not kidding around about his Guacamole when he called it “more delicious than ten tiny tin dragon statuettes used for table top […]
August 1st, 2008 at 9:20 am
JALAPENOS?? ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL YOUR UNBORN CHILD?
August 1st, 2008 at 9:36 am
Yes.
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
Found this as another WIU participant, and I LOVE guacamole and always make my own, so I wanted to see what you used!
Your recipe looks tasty and I will definitely try it, altho I usually like to keep it simple (but not quite as simple as your first recipe):
Halve and remove pits from 2 avocados. Still in the skin, run a knife thru the flesh in two directions to make cubes. Use a spoon to scoop into a bowl. Squeeze on the juice of 1 lime. Sprinkle kosher salt and fresh black pepper to taste. Toss.
If you want to spread it on a sandwich or burger, I approve of the mashing, but to just scoop onto a chip or, heck, eat it with a spoon, I really like it in cubes. And the lime juice, in addition to making it taste AMAZING, keeps it from turning brown for up to 48 hours in the fridge!
For me, guacamole is defined by avocados, lime juice, and a little salt. Add whatever else you want, but those three ingredients are the foundation. I’m going to have some on my black bean burgers tonight. Mmmmm…