There is no sour cream in Guacamole

Everybody on the planet claims they make the best Guacamole. I am astonished by the amount of crap that most people put in Guacamole. If you put in sour cream and/or mayonnaise it is now an avocado dip and no longer Guacamole. Lettuce, really?

There are exactly five ingredients in classic Guacamole:

3 Haas avocados fleshed
1 Tomato chopped
1/2 red onion finely chopped
1 Tbsp lime juice
Salt to taste

In a large bowl combine the first three ingredients until they reach the desired consistency. A potato masher works great for this. If you're gonna use a food processor or blender, take it easy or you'll end up with green juice. Good Guacamole is somewhat chunky. Once the consistency is right, add the lime juice and salt. Stir with a fork and eat.

Fleshing an avocado can have its moments. The easiest way I have found is to halve it and use a spoon to scoop out the flesh. Be careful not to get any of the avocado skin in the Guac as it is extremely bitter.

If you want to get really fancy, peel and de-seed the tomato. Remove the stem end and make a couple of shallow crisscross slits on the other end of the tomato and drop it in boiling water for about a minute. Once it cools, the skin comes right off where you cut the slits. Cut the tomato in half and squeeze it, the seeds shoot right out. This can be entertaining. The resulting tomato concasse (fancy French term) is less acidic than the whole tomato and excludes the sometimes bitter seeds.


Optional Ingredients:
Any of the stuff below can be added at the end.
A clove of garlic very finely chopped (this is my secret ingredient).
Couple of tablespoons of chopped cilantro (please do not use coriander powder - not the same thing!).
A small chopped jalapeño (the heat is in the seeds and veins - milder if you remove them).
If you must use pepper, use white pepper. Just do it.

And please, no sour cream or mayonnaise.

Enjoy!