Spicy Serrano Guacamole

Name: Spicy Serrano Guacamole
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 2 serrano peppers, halved lengthwise; 1 shallot, peeled and halved; 4 garlic cloves, peeled; Vegetable oil, for drizzling; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds; 4 ripe avocados, pitted and peeled; 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice; 1/2 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce; Tortilla chips, for serving

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For those who like their guacamole hot, add two Serrano peppers (seeds and all) for plenty of fiery flavor. A mortar and pestle or a traditional Mexican molcajete make prepping this recipe fun (and allow you to control the size of avocado chunks), but you can easily use a food processor instead.

Level: Easy
Total: 25 min

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 3 cups

Level: Easy
Total: 25 min

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 3 cups

Ingredients

2 serrano peppers, halved lengthwise

1 shallot, peeled and halved

4 garlic cloves, peeled

Vegetable oil, for drizzling

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds

4 ripe avocados, pitted and peeled

2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice

1/2 teaspoon chipotle hot sauce

Tortilla chips, for serving

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the serranos, shallot and garlic in some vegetable oil in a small bowl. Season with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Place on a baking sheet and roast until the vegetables are soft and brown, about 15 minutes. Roughly chop the vegetables and set aside.
Crush the whole cumin seeds using a mortar and pestle. Add the roasted vegetables to the mortar and mash into a smooth paste. Add 2 of the avocados and 1/2 teaspoon salt to the mortar and mash with the vegetables until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl. Alternately, pulse the cumin, roasted vegetables, avocados and salt in a food processor.
Roughly chop the remaining 2 avocados and fold them into the smooth avocado mixture. Fold in the lime juice and hot sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer to a serving dish. Serve with tortilla chips.