Alan Wong's Asian Guacamole
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
Serve with fried wonton skins.
List of Ingredients
* 2 avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
* 1/2 cup diced onions
* 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
* 3 Tbsp sake
* 1/4 cup sliced scallions, green part only
* 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
* 2 Tbsp minced ginger root
* 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro
* 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
* 1/2 tsp chili sauce with garlic (such as the Asian type known as sambal oelek)
* 1 tsp Chili Pepper Water (optional; recipe follows; use more chili sauce to taste, if you don't use this)
* 1 tsp salt
Recipe
In a bowl, combine the avocados, onion, tomato, sake, scallions, lime juice, ginger, cilantro, oil, chili sauce, Chili Pepper Water, and salt. Mix gently, without mashing the avocado. Serve immediately, or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 2 days.
Makes about 4 cups.
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CHILI PEPPER WATER
1/3 cup plus 1-1/4 cups cold water
1/2 clove garlic
2 red Hawaiian chilies or red serrano chilies, or 1 red jalapeño, halved and seeded
1 Tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp minced ginger
Pinch of salt
In a blender, combine the 1/3 cup of water, garlic, chilies, vinegar, ginger and salt; purée until smooth. In a saucepan, bring the 1-1/4 cups of water to a boil. Add the puréed mixture and return to a boil. Remove from the heat. When cool, transfer to an airtight container. Keep refrigerated. (Makes 1-1/2 cups.)
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