 In case you didn't know, today is Cinco de Mayo. We know, we know - we were shocked too. Now that you have your un-schmancy margarita(s) all shook up and ready for We're in the same camp of thought as Jason Berry of Rosa Mexicano, store-bought purées might as well be culinary desecration. Seriously, guacamole could not be easier to make - you just mash stuff together. If you have a little extra aggression, consider it delicious anger management without the therapy bill. Still in need of a recipe? In a moment of housewife hospitality, Eva Longoria recently offered up her secrets to achieving the holiest of guacamoles.
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This isn't her recipe. I've seen her do her "famous" recipe on multiple shows and she always uses lemon instead of lime juice, serranos instead of jalepenos, and only adds coarse salt for seasoning. There's no cumin, coriander, pepper, or chili powder in it.
You can't go wrong with Pioneer Woman's pico/guac combo: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2007/06/pico_de_gallo_a/
Don't get me wrong: I love spicy guac, but the amount of chili powder in this recipe is ridiculous – it turned my guac orange. Would also prefer red onions & a bit of garlic.
This sounds great! I recently got some Himalayan pink salt and organic peppercorns from Sustainable Sourcing https://secure.sustainablesourcing.com and I'll have to try them out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Also, molcajetes can be found in stores other than 'high-end' places, where i'm sure they cost a pretty penny or 2. Just head over to your local Mexican grocery store. They sell them for decent prices. Or a swap meet. There you can usually talk the vendor down a buck or 2.
I'm pretty sure when I saw Eva Longoria make this on "Mexican Made Easy" on Food Network, she used lemons, not limes. Did anyone else see that?
Yup, this is definitely not her recipe. Seen her do it on Martha and Rachel Ray and it's way different then what's listed above. I've made her recipe a few times and it's actually pretty good. This one sounds awful.
If I can smear some of that guac on Eva....
I am the only one in my family who likes guacamole, how can I make if for one person so it doesn't turn brown???
Not bad, I love a good avocado shrimp cocktail..
Oh, guac, thought they were talking about the taco
MY recipe is EASIER and BETTER! Mash 2 avocados with 1 Tablespoon onion flakes, 1 Tablespoon fresh Meyer lemon juice, 1 scant teaspoon of salt, and several drops of Tabasco sauce. Done. YUM!
We have an avocado tree in our back yard and make this every summer.
Real Mexican guacamole does not have cumin, coriander or chili powder in it! It has real cilantro and real serrano or jalapeño chilis. :-)
Hola! ¿Qué es Gaucamole?
One ingredient I haven't seen mentioned...bacon. I learned this from a wonderful Latino lady I knew many years ago. Cook 2-3 pieces of REAL bacon in the microwave between paper towels (to absorb the fat) until almost brunt, then crumble real fine and add to your guacamole – it adds a great flavor!!! Do not use the pre-made bits, yuck!
yeah yeah yeah...wheres the pic of her making it?
Who'd eat if she was your wife?
The recipe doesn't call for pico de gallo in addition to tomatoes. The ingredients for the pico are simply listed after the "recipe to follow" indication. This is an important distinction because as some of you have already mentioned, you want the taste of the guacamole to be simple. If you add too many tomatoes, you will wind up with salsa, not guacamole.
whatever i make better guac than that . way to plug her. damn i wanna plug her too tho i dont blame you.
still she prolly just has her immigrant maid do all the prep work
Is 1.6 the lengh of your peniz in mm?
No, that is his IQ.
Also, i saw Eva's guacamole recipe in one of those gossip mags & it called for Serrano peppers instead of jalepenos.
Lol my fiancee (who is from Hidalgo state, MX) Doesnt put onions or tomatoes in his Guacamole – the few times he makes it. Or seasonings really lol. Just avocado, fresh chopped jalepeno, cilantro, garlic, lime juice & maybe salt & pepper ...
Exactly! I have a lot of Mexican friends and they never add a lot of stuff to gauc- it's basically avocado with maybe a little lemon or lime to reduce discoloration,
since you are dipping with salty chips why do you need more salt in the gauc? I love it becuase it perfectly compliments the spiciness of the other food on the plate Same with sour cream
Cilantro stinks but otherwise, that looks like a good recipe
OMG! Sounds soooooooooo delicious. Yummy.
I'd chew on that. My clan avoids dried spices for salsas an fresh dips like this. I recommend dropping the chilli powder (no heart) and replace it with a quarter or half of a fresh, finely chopped habanero. Seriously, it ain't the heat, it's the flavor and chilli powder brings little of that to the table.
No, way too much junk in that recipe. That's bad guacamole used to hide bad avocados.
I personally like to use the juice from half an orange.
I agree with everyone else. Keep it simple, i.e. avacados + lime juice + salt/pepper + diced red onion. To give it extra volume I often also add sour cream and to give if that extra wow factor, I add a couple of drops of Tabasco sauce (hot sauce) & cilantro if I have it
When you want some guac in 2 minutes, mix Herdez Salsa Casera (spicy or med) with ripe avacados. The Casera has all the other stuff in it and it's chunky. Also made in Mexico (not New York City!). You will be surprised how good it tastes – especially after a nice Cadillac Margie.
Couldn't agree more about Herdez Salsa Casera. So easy to open the little can and mash in a couple of avocados. Delicioso!!!
Good recipe. But if you don't have all the ingredients, just mash em up and sprinkle salt on it...DELISH!!
Mmm... GUACAMmmOLE!!! I could eat it ALL day. (Sigh)
That seems complicated.
I just get some lime and cilantro and avacados, maybe some Rotell or salsa, whatever is around, mash it all together til it looks right, dash salt and garlic powder til it tastes right. Don't be afraid to really get in there with that lime.
oh, right and YES GARLIC!!! It's always in proper guacamole.
Yes, this is nearly perfect but leave out the chile powder and the pico de gallo. Guacamole is not supposed to be hot. Otherwise, this is THE only way to make it. Other stuff that has dairy or mayo in it is just avocado dip – not real guacamole.
No way! Keep it simple. I make a paste of fresh garlic and salt, add copious quantities of lemon juice, then chopped red onion and mash in some avocado (leave it a little chunky). That's it! Soooooooo good!!!
Just made it! Awesome!!! Eva, you are a lifesaver since my other guacamole recipes just didn't hit the spot. This one is a winner!!
Avocados, lime juice, chopped tomatoes, salt, cilantro (optional). Badda bing badda boom.
Perfect. Love cilantro, but not in my guacamole.
No garlic?!!!! Bad guac.
You really don't need SO much for great guacamole. All you need is salt and garlic powder, both to taste, and then diced onion and tomatoes-either/and/or/both as to preference and cilantro if you like it....that's really all you need, nothing more, simple! Why would you add pico-de-gallo as well, when that is usually tomatoes, onion, cilantro and the spices mentioned in the recipe...there's no need, go simple as stated!
garlic powder???? Sacre dieu, I'd never use that cr@p in anything that I really care about. Fresh, crushed garlic only.
Sounds yummy- if I left out the cilantro. That stuff smells like soap and tastes unappealing to me.
jillmarie, it's genetic. Cilantro does taste soapy to some people. If you're making this recipe, it should have more jalepenos (one is LAME) , fresh garlic, cumin seed which you grind up yourself between your fingers, not the powdered stuff, no coriander, and serve the pico de gallo on the side) then serve the cilantro on the side for those people who like it. Now that we KNOW that it's not a person's imagination that causes him to dislike cilantro, you should NEVER include the cilantro in the finished dish unless you know that everyone who will eat it will like it. And.... by the way I doubt that Eva Longoria knows anything about food or cooking and I wonder where she got this recipe.
eva longoria's guacamole recipe.
NO NO NO NO NO Do NOT put cilantro in your guacamole or pico de gallo. It tastes like formaldehyde smells.
If you don't like cilantro, leave it out. It's an optional condiment, nothing to get so excited about just because you hate it. Lots of people love it and can't imagine their guac without it. I happen to be in that group, but you are welcome to choose the other group. (It doesn't taste like formaldehyde smells. You just don't like it.)
yes, yes, yes on the cilantro if you want it to be authentic. But if you just want it to 'be' and you don't like cilantro then modify as per your gringo taste!
It has nothing to do with being a gringo. I am not a "gringo", very much Mexican, but I DO NOT like cilantro or jalepenos. Stereotyping someone because of their likes of food is ridiculous...
*jalapenos
Tad touchy there, huh?
I've always noticed that there's no in-between for folk's taste for Cilantro. People ether love it or they absolutely hate it. I happen to love the stuff.
Cilantro/coriander love it or hate it, Same goes for licorice/ aniseed and even for cats. I love ;'em
I've tried to like cilantro but it tastes metallic to me. I heard somewhere that the reaction I have to it is a genetic thing. Maybe that's why the feelings on it are so polarizing.
i want to eat that guacamole off of eva's bald little mound
Really dude?
I totally agree...
With the original comment of consuming said guacamole to find her as the plate!!
Perhaps next Cinco de Mayo we can meet for lunch: she can bring the guacomole, and I will bring the meat for the taco.
How about a double stuffed taco?
your a PIG
My recipe is similar: 4 Ripe Avacados, 3 T fresh squeezed lemon juice (or lime), 8 dashes of hot pepper sauce, 1/2 cup diced red onion, 1 large garlic clove minced, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp fresh ground pepper, 1 medium tomato seeded and small diced (I use Roma tomatoes, cut the top off and squeeze, most of the seeds come out). Cut avacados in half and remove pits and scoop into large bowl. Add lemon juice, hot pepper sauce, onion, garlic, salt and pepper. Mix well and add additional salt and pepper to taste.
heard her taco rocks as well.
And her dutch apple pie is to die for..
This looks good, but way overcomplicated! Keep the guac simple and fresh, and it will taste awesome. I whip it together a few types a month and don't measure a thing.
Nobody who already knows how to make it will measure anything, nor need a recipe. This was for those who don't know how to make it. I agree a couple of the ingredients were unnecessary – chile powder, pico de gallo and really the coriander since you have cilantro. Besides, coriander and cumin together starts tasting too much like garam masala. And they forgot the fresh garlic.
What are guacamole rocks?
I can't stop laughing at this! :)
Are you serious?
That's a decent looking guac recipe.
And I need a molcajete....
Absolutely, molcajete! And if you want it served like they do in Zihuatanejo, then it should be a huge mountain of guacamole and everyone gets two chips that simply serve as shovels, LOL!
Yeah, now were talking. Thanks for the guac recipe and the photo, E Editors.
I went to school with her here in Corpus. Guacamole is not what she was known for, BJ's were.
I'd say she belongs in Hollywood, but plenty of other chicks shared that in common with her. At least she was hot, most of the sl^ts in this town were fat, even the ones who were thin still had mishapen legs, must be a hispanic thing.