hey everyone it's natasha natashas
kitchen calm and today I'm gonna share
with you our ultimate guide to making
epic guacamole if you spend any time at
our house you know we are ridiculous
about our guacamole it is on the weekly
sometimes bi-weekly a rotation and these
are our favorite three ways to make just
the best guacamole and I want some so
let's get started
when you're picking avocados at the
grocery store you can tell if they're
ripe if you can push them and they feel
slightly soft but not mushy and when you
pop off the stem it will be green
underneath to safely remove the pit from
an avocado use a knife to slice it in
half with the avocado half on the
counter lodged the knife into the pit
then twist to remove it now using a
paper towel remove the pit from the
knife it should pop right off
to scrape the avocado out of its skin
you can either use a fruit scoop or just
a regular soup spoon
you'll need three large avocados for
this transfer those to a large mixing
bowl
next use a potato masher and coarsely
mash up those avocados
remember we're making a chunky guacamole
so you don't want to puree the avocados
at this point there should still be some
good texture
next we'll add three tablespoons of
freshly squeezed lime juice that's one
tablespoon of fresh lime juice for
everyone
large avocado
squeeze the fresh lime juice right over
your avocados to keep it from browning
while you prep the rest of your
ingredients
chop half of a large white onion and
white onion is classic for guacamole
because it has a clean and sharp flavor
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next dice up one medium tomato and you
can see the tomato because tomatoes can
be pretty juicy and you don't want the
extra juice in your guacamole or you can
just dice it up and then Pat it dry with
a paper towel to get rid of the extra
juice roma tomatoes also work well and
if you have them garden fresh tomatoes
will take your guacamole to the next
level next chop up one-third bunch of
cilantro or about half a cup and we love
cilantro for guacamole and it is hard to
be so do not skip it
add your chopped ingredients over your
avocados as you prepare them we've got
the cilantro the white onion tomatoes
and last but not least half a teaspoon
of salt and a quarter teaspoon of black
pepper
stir that together just until the
ingredients are combined you don't want
to over mix because you don't want to
lose that lovely chunky consistency if
you're not serving the guacamole right
away here's a brilliant tip take a sheet
of plastic wrap and place it directly
over the surface of the guacamole
remember air is the enemy of avocados so
this will help prevent browning I'm
gonna pop that in the refrigerator while
I show you how to make a super yummy
corn guacamole since I've already shown
you how to peel those avocados we're not
gonna lose any time mash up another
three large avocados
and add three tablespoons of fresh lime
juice
I'm using two ears of corn on the cob
that I've grilled and I have a super
easy tutorial on my blog for this I will
link to it in the notes I love that it
has those charred sides and it's sweet
and smoky
once you've cut the corn off of the cob
coarsely break up the kernels with your
hands and
there's no need for perfection here I
love big pieces of corn in my guacamole
add that to your bowl with your mashed
avocado x'
for this guacamole we're using half of a
red onion for a little bit sweeter
flavor also add half a cup of cilantro
half a teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of
pepper and half a teaspoon of ground
cumin for a little bit of smoky flavor
again stir just until it's combined then
cover tightly with plastic wrap to keep
it from browning
even if you're storing this in
Tupperware with a lid make sure you
still put that plastic wrap directly
over the surface of the guacamole this
one tip has kept many batches of
guacamole looking beautiful
now last but certainly not least the
third batch is a spicy guacamole and
this is my husband's favorite make sure
to add that fresh lime juice and I bet
you've already memorized these steps
because this is so easy
add half of a diced white onion one
diced tomato and half a cup of fresh
cilantro
and now for the fun part because this is
a spicy guacamole you'll need some spicy
peppers if you're looking to keep it
pretty mild you'll want to use two
jalapeno peppers for a spicier guacamole
we love these serrano peppers which are
twice as hot as the jalapenos and if
you're really serious about your Heat
you might go for a habanero but you
might regret your decisions in the
morning serrano peppers are our happy
medium but they are still spicy so I do
recommend using some gloves when dicing
them up I will link to the gloves I'm
using in the notes to
dice up serrano peppers first cut off
the tops then slice them each in half
the long ways
use a teaspoon to scrape out the seeds
in the center leaving the seeds in will
make for an even spicier guacamole whoo
and I can already feel the heat from
these in my eyes and in my throat Wow
it's gonna be good to
chop up the spicy peppers first slice
them into thin strips then finely chop
them up into small even dice
and I do like to make sure they are
finely chopped up so they blend well
into the guacamole and no one gets that
surprising big buy up spicy hot pepper
on their chip
add those to your bowl of guacamole and
if you don't already have one this food
scraper makes prep work so much easier
and faster I will link to this in the
notes I
have my favorite garlic press here I'm
gonna press in to medium cloves of fresh
garlic the garlic adds another little
spicy kick of flavor to
finish it off season the guacamole with
half a teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of
black pepper and half a teaspoon of
ground cumin the cumin is like a secret
ingredient that we've discovered over
the years as we perfected our guacamoles
try it and you will fall in love all
right all my guacamole dreams are coming
true right now I'm gonna go get the
other two batches and we are gonna do
this taste test it's party time
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all right I am ridiculously
so excited right now because this is
what I get to look at right now
okay all right I'm gonna I'm gonna bring
it down I'm gonna bring it down so I can
do this taste test
we're gonna start with the classic
chunky guacamole oh and I love the
texture in all of these I love it when
there's some guacamole chunks on the
chip so good
actually look for the bigger chunks okay
here we go
Wow that my friends is a slam-dunk
authentic guacamole it's simple and
perfect just the way it is and that
ratio of avocados to lime juice is
perfect limes are classic for guacamole
but if you don't have limes in the
fridge you can substitute with fresh
lemon juice but make sure make sure it's
fresh it makes all the difference oh so
so delicious I love this as an appetizer
or a topping Wow okay moving on to
welcome only number two which is our
roasted corn I should say grilled corn
guacamole oh my goodness look at that
this not only has big pieces of avocado
it has big pieces of grilled corn
this is one of my all-time favorites it
is so good okay here we go
hmm
again so fresh with the lime juice and I
love the notes of sweet from the corn
and smoky because it was grilled and
because it has that little bit of cumin
in there makes all the difference don't
skip that cumin creamy chunky corn
guacamole and then last but certainly
not least the one we probably make the
most often because we love spicy
guacamole and
it's a really nice thing to do to put a
little bit of sliced peppers on top to
let people know that it's gonna be spicy
okay don't be vicious
give it the morning all right here we go
okay I don't know maybe I should get
some water for this Serrano's you can
also use jalapeno you know which is more
mild sometimes a little too mild for me
but okay here we go mmm I'm ready brace
myself
Wow
it's spicy and a little bit fiery but
it's not overwhelming it is just right
and if you really want to go crazy use
the habanero just let people know that
you did this just made my day and I
cannot wait to eat the rest of this and
also the cumin in this one too it makes
it taste like authentic guacamole that
you got out of a really good Mexican
restaurant it's hard to pick a favor it
really is make them once and you'll make
them over and over you are now a
guacamole boss
thanks for watching and we'll see you in
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