Guacamole

Name: Guacamole
Ingredients: 3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped medium-coarse (optional); Salt; 1 small red onion, minced; 1 clove garlic, minced and then crushed with the flat side of the knife; 1 dried smoked hot chile such as chipotle or pasilla de Oaxaca, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to soften, drained, seeded, and finely chopped; 1 fresh flavorful chile such as poblano, charred, peeled, and seeded and then chopped medium-fine; 2 dried mild chiles such as ancho, mulato, guajillo, or chilhuacle negro, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to soften, drained, seeded, and finely chopped; 3 ripe avocados, preferably Hass; 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro, chopped at the last minute

9 ingredients

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Ingredients

3 tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped medium-coarse (optional)
Salt
1 small red onion, minced
1 clove garlic, minced and then crushed with the flat side of the knife
1 dried smoked hot chile such as chipotle or pasilla de Oaxaca, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to soften, drained, seeded, and finely chopped
1 fresh flavorful chile such as poblano, charred, peeled, and seeded and then chopped medium-fine
2 dried mild chiles such as ancho, mulato, guajillo, or chilhuacle negro, soaked in warm water for 30 minutes to soften, drained, seeded, and finely chopped
3 ripe avocados, preferably Hass
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro, chopped at the last minute

Directions

1

Season the tomatoes with salt and place in a large strainer or colander to drain. Let drain for 2 hours or overnight.
2

In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and all the chiles. This is best done a couple of hours ahead of time, so the flavors of the chiles meld with one another and the tomatoes.
3

Shortly before serving, halve, pit, and peel the avocados and then chop them medium-coarse. Add the avocados and cilantro to the tomato mixture, season with salt, and stir to mix.