Classic Guacamole

Name: Classic Guacamole
Yield: Serves 8 (Makes 2 cups)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, finely chopped onion; 1 , serrano chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced; 1 teaspoon, Kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon, grated lime zest plus 1 1/2–2 tablespoons juice; 3 , ripe avocados, halved, pitted, and cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 1 , plum tomato, cored, seeded, and cut into 1/8-inch dice; 2 tablespoons, chopped fresh cilantro

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2002, America's Test Kitchen TV

A perfectly seasoned dip isn’t just stirred together. You have to cut and paste.

SERVES8 (Makes 2 cups)

TIME15 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To make a smooth guacamole without relying on the coarse surface of a molcajete, a three-legged Mexican mortar made of volcanic rock, we minced the onion and chile by hand with kosher salt; the coarse crystals broke down the aromatics, rele...

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