Guacamole Recipe
The Secrets to Great Guacamole at Home

On vacation I read a travel magazine that featured an article about a cooking school in Mexico at a posh resort called Las Ventanas al Paraiso that is located in Los Cabos. In the article executive chef Fabrice Guisset talks about making a classic guacamole recipe that he says is “the best guacamole in Mexico.”
My wife is the guacamole maker in our house and she makes, in my opinion, a great guacamole. She tells me the trick is not to over work the avocado and that’s exactly what this article talked about. It said, “Every bite should have a slightly different taste and texture.” It went on to say, “if it all tastes the same, it’s no fun to eat and it hasn’t been made right.”
Basically, what they are saying is if you put all the ingredients into a blender or food processor and puree them up, you won’t be able to taste the different layers with each bite. I’m sure most of you are used to a whipped style of guacamole that you are served at Mexican restaurants or purchase at the supermarket.
Not there is anything wrong with this style guacamole. We purchase a brand of refrigerated guacamole at Costco that is perfect when someone drops over unexpectedly and you need a quick appetizer. We usually buy a few at a time and keep some in the freezer. My wife has often adds some pieces of fresh avocado to give it the extra flavor and texture and our friends rave about it.
Back to the Best Guacamole
According to Chef Guisset, the secret to great guacamole is the “combination of whole avocado pieces plus slightly mashed avocado and other ingredients.” The article describes, “the outside of the fruit, just under the skin, is softer than the flesh closest to the pit.” So ideally, you want to mash the softer pieces of the flesh and combine it with the firmer pieces.
Of course you want to use a ripe avocado and not a rock hard unripe one. You won’t get anywhere with those. Once you have the avocado prepped, you want to combine it with, according to Chef Guisset, “small amounts of raw onion, tomato, cilantro, lime juice and salt, all to taste.”
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