The mysterious word "Guacamole" is a Mexican sauce made from exotic pear-like avocado fruit. Now this overseas fruit is no longer a rarity on our shelves, but, unfortunately, it remains a rather expensive product. Nevertheless, it is worth at least occasionally using it in your diet to cook some unusual avocado dish .
Classic guacamole in some countries is as widespread as our mayonnaise, as it is the basic ingredient for many wonderful sauces and dishes, especially appreciated by vegetarians.
Avocado - what kind of fruit is it?
The avocado, in fact, resembles a green pear in shape, although it can have an oval or spherical shape. This is the fruit of the evergreen American Persian from the Laurel family. Sometimes it is called an alligator pear. The oily flesh of an avocado is similar to butter in consistency. It was not for nothing that the Indians called it “forest oil”.
In mature fruits, the flesh is green or yellowish-green, the skin is hard, dark green, sometimes almost black. In the middle is a large inedible bone, which contains substances dangerous to people and animals. For Guacamole sauce made from avocado, only the ripe fruit pulp is used.
What is the use of Guacamole sauce
Avocados can not be called a low-calorie product. It contains a lot of fat, which, however, is easily absorbed due to the unsaturated fatty acids present in abundance in this fruit. Therefore, Guacamole avocado sauce is also very nutritious, you will not lose weight from it.
But to eat this overseas fruit is still very useful: it is almost free of carbohydrates, but it is rich in vitamins E, B2, C, macro- and microelements (phosphorus, calcium, iron, potassium, copper, etc.), folic acid salts , fiber, minerals. Guacomole sauce from avocado is also saturated with all of them.
The basic rule of cooking "Guacamole"
Avocados are usually consumed in raw form - this is how its nutritional and beneficial properties, as well as its light nutty flavor, are fully preserved. The ripe fruit pulp is used to prepare cold dishes: appetizers, salads, sandwiches and, of course, Avocado Guacamole sauce.
The Mexican sauce recipe includes the required ingredients: the fruit itself, lemon juice (or lime juice) and salt, as well as various additives. It can be all kinds of seasonings, peppers (chili or Bulgarian), tomatoes, garlic, herbs.
In the East they say: "No matter how you repeat the word halva, it will not become sweeter in your mouth." So with the Guacamole sauce from avocado - until you try it, you will not know the taste of this excellent sauce. All culinary specialists cook it in their own way, but the basic rule should be remembered: the delicate pulp of the fruit darkens quickly, so you need to clean it immediately before cooking. The chopped or mashed pulp is immediately watered with lime or lemon juice to preserve the natural color, and then the remaining ingredients are added. If you grind the products that make up the sauce in a mortar, then it will turn out more flavorful.
Mexican Guacamole
To prepare it, you need to take 2 avocados, 2 cloves of garlic, 2 tomatoes, 2 red chili peppers, half a red onion, 2 lime juice, 2 tablespoons of ground coriander, salt, Tabasco sauce and ground black pepper to taste.
CookingPlace all the flesh of the avocado, separated from the peel and pits, into a blender, add chopped peeled tomatoes, garlic, ground coriander, onion and chili. Then pour in a little Tabasco sauce and lime juice, pepper and salt. Grind the mixture to a puree state, put in a serving bowl and cover with a film. Serve by cooling in the refrigerator and decorating with coriander leaves. The “Guacamole” from avocado presented in halves from the peel looks spectacular.
Mexicans traditionally serve their own national sauce with tortillas corn tortillas, nachos chips, burritos and other dishes typical of the country. Thick pasty “Guacamole” can replace sandwich oil or mayonnaise, it is often used along with filling for shawarma, pita bread, pita. Unusual taste has this appetizer, cooked with pear.
Guacamole with pear
It will take 900 g of avocado, 1 white onion, 4 serrano chili peppers, 1 teaspoon of coarse salt, 3 tablespoons of lime juice, 1 large pear and a glass of seedless grapes.
Cooking
Grind the pre-chopped onion and peppers with salt in a blender. While adding chopped avocados, continue grinding. Pour in lemon juice and mix. Grind grapes and pears separately in a blender. Then combine both parts and serve beautifully.
Winter Guacamole
Another recipe for Guacamole sauce, which has an original taste thanks to pomegranate seeds.
To prepare, you need to take: 3 avocados, half a red onion, 1 green chili pepper, 2 limes, half a pomegranate, 20 grams of cilantro, salt and black pepper to taste.
CookingTo make an authentic sauce, you should use a mortar and pestle (ideally made of volcanic tuff), and in the absence of these devices - a blender. Rub the onion quarter and half the chili pepper with a pinch of salt into a homogeneous paste. Add pieces of ripe avocado pulp and, pouring lime juice, continue to grind until the mixture turns into a rough porridge. Finely chop the remaining onion and the other half of the chili pepper and combine with the mashed avocado, pour the cilantro and mix. Mix the resulting mixture with pomegranate seeds, salt and pepper.
Avocado Guacamole appetizer is a very satisfying meal and satisfies hunger for a long time. It is not without reason that in India this fruit is called the “poor cow”.
The beauty of Guacamole sauce is that it does not require much culinary experience to make it. The dish can be varied with the help of various ingredients, and even create your own recipes: festive - with red caviar, gourmet - with blue cheese, hearty - with cubes of fried ham, unusual - with tuna.