How to Make My Familia's Traditional Guacamole

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How to Make My Familia's Traditional Guacamole

Hector Octavio

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Step 1 of 7

Here are the ingredients. No additives, no commercial seasonings pouches. Really simple!

Step 2 of 7

Take out the pit of the avocados & take out the meat. Mash it according to how you like your guacamole. Add the salt. The avocado has to be savory. I add the salt now to bind it with the avocado

Step 3 of 7

Chop the onions & add to the avocados. The white onions are powerful, yet fragrant. It adds the sharp note this avocado thrives on.

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Dice the tomatoes. Try to do this on a plastic chopping board. Why? Try to save the juices the tomatoes release. It adds a lot of flavor to the guacamole.

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Chop the cilantro very finely. Don't throw away the stalks! Chop. It. All. The stalks add a refreshing flavor to the mix. Mix, then add the juice from the lime & lemon. This will stop browning too.

Step 6 of 7

Finely chop the serrano pepper. I put this as optional, as some might want to make a tame guacamole. You can add as many peppers as you think you can handle.

Step 7 of 7

Eat it with totopos or on top of a tostada. Enjoy!

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Hector Octavio

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2 big avocados

1 White onion

4 Small tomatoes

1 Lime

1 Lemon

1 Small cilantro bunch

1 Serrano pepper (optional)

1 Teaspoon Salt

Going to make it tomorrow, I love guacamole and this recipe sounds like the best.

Barbara Mccullough last month

This looks incredibly tasty, thanks.

Adam Burton last month

Super pics for teaching, thanks!

Kelly B last month

Check G&S Groves. Their citrus is great too

Hector Octavio (author) 5 months ago

Funny, i live in Texas and I've never had a Texas avocado lol

Mayra Espinoza 5 months ago

Thank you for your kind words. I grew up with Mexican avocados and love them, but I tried a Texas one and felt they were very flavorful too

Hector Octavio (author) 5 months ago

I find avocados imported from Mexico are the most savory :D

Mayra Espinoza 5 months ago

This is how my family makes it!! :D so yummy

Mayra Espinoza 5 months ago

My family makes it like this too! Good stuff (:

Lidia Figueroa 5 months ago

Love love love this way to make guacamole! Yummtastic!!!

Linda O. 5 months ago

This was just simply delish :) Thanks for sharing!

Teresa Doyle 5 months ago

Found it by browsing through the Snapguide app...

Sereena Bowman Church 5 months ago

Thanks Sereena! I hope you like it. I was wondering, how did you find this guide?

Hector Octavio (author) 5 months ago

Hi Ellen! A totopo is the name we usually give tortilla chips in Mexico. These are just tortilla pieces, deep fried and lightly salted. Here's an image of some totopos. http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_PmxlVzX09fw/S-DbTM0meoI/AAAAAAAAANA/v50ExniH8bA/s1600/IMG_7691.JPG BTW, how did you find the guide?

Hector Octavio (author) 5 months ago

Looks great! Can't wait to try it.

Sereena Bowman Church 5 months ago

What's a totopo? Where do you get them from? Never seen them! Recipe looks awsome!

Ellen Kennedy 5 months ago

You were very articulate and explained why each ingredient was added. Also giving variables. I liked your Snapguide please do more, Kathy

Kathleen Schwenk 7 months ago

Thanks Hector, your recipe prepared succesfully! Love it!

Leon ter Horst 10 months ago

I'm making this tomorrow. My mouth is watering

Jasmyn Demunn last year

Thanks for sharing!

Javier Scayola last year

Looks yummy

Lana Muntean last year

Absolutely amazing!!

Richard Castillo last year

¡Muchas gracias Paula! I'll continue posting family recipes. Next is arroz a la mexicana

Hector Octavio (author) last year

This is the REAL Mexican guacamole 😊😉

Paula Infante last year

Yummy! Can't wait to try it!

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Sounds and looks yummy. Thank you for sharing.

River Haven last month

Thanks!

Coby Prins 5 months ago

Hi Dany! In Mexico I only used lime juice for the guacamole, but I gave lemon juice a try and it really helped the recipe. Try to add your own variations: less onion, more peppers. Play with the recipe, but more importantly, have fun with it. Thank you for your comment!

Hector Octavio (author) 5 months ago

Hi Cathy! Totopo is the name we give in Mexico to tortilla chips. We make thicker tortillas for this, chop them, fry them till crisp & lightly salt them. Thank you for your question!

Hector Octavio (author) 5 months ago

You can add lemon juice too.

Dany Villalobos 5 months ago

What is a"to tops".

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