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guacamole a la alton

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janenov46 avatar
Massena (now in FL), NY
Updated on Jun 17, 2013

I have been making guacamole for years and stumbled over Alton Brown's version on the Food Network site. This is by far my favorite.

prep time 10 Min
cook time
method Refrigerate/Freeze
yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 2 medium hass avacados, peeled, seeds removed, and diced
  • 1 small lime, freshly squeezed
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, more if you like
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper, more if you like
  • 1/2 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 medium roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped, more if you like
  • 1 clove garlic. minced

How To Make guacamole a la alton

  • Step 1
    Peel, seed, and dice the avacado, put in a large bowl.
  • Step 2
    Slice the lime in half and squeeze the juice over the avacado, toss to coat.
  • Step 3
    Use a potato masher to mash the avacado, add salt, cumim, cayennne and mash again
  • Step 4
    Peel and dice the onion, remove the stem off the jalepeno, and remove the seeds and veins, dice the jalepeno. Cut tomato in half and squeeze out the seeds, dice the tomato.
  • Step 5
    Add the onion mixture to the avacado mixture and stir gently to coat.
  • Step 6
    Cover with plastic wrap, and chill til serving time. Make sure that the plastic wrap is in contact with the top of the guacamole, will help keep it green.
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