Guacamole

Name: Guacamole
Ingredients: 1 lime; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 scallion, 1 shallot, or bit of red onion, trimmed and chopped; 1 serrano or jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, pure chile powder, like ancho or New Mexico, to taste, or a few pinches of cayenne; 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, or more to taste; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 3 medium-ripe avocados

7 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 lime
1 garlic clove, minced
1 scallion, 1 shallot, or bit of red onion, trimmed and chopped
1 serrano or jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced, pure chile powder, like ancho or New Mexico, to taste, or a few pinches of cayenne
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt, or more to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
3 medium-ripe avocados

Directions

1

Grate the lime zest and reserve; cut the lime into wedges.
2

Put the lime zest, garlic, scallion, chile, and salt into a bowl and mash until the mixture is well combined.
3

Add the cilantro and mash a few more times.
4

Cut the avocados in half and reserve the pits if you will not be serving the guacamole right away.
5

Scoop the pulp into the bowl and mash, leaving a few chunks of avocado.
6

Squeeze in the lime juice from the reserved lime wedges to taste.
7

Season with more salt and serve or tuck the pits back into the mixture, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for up to 4 hours (the pits will keep the guacamole from turning brown).
8

Remove the pits before serving.
9

Substitute 2 fresh poblano chiles for the serranos.
10

Prepare a charcoal or gas grill or broiler; the fire should be quite hot.
11

Roast the chiles until the skin is blackened and blistery, then cool, peel, stem, seed, and mince.
12

Proceed as directed, substituting the roast chile for the serrano or jalapeno.