BEST EVER CHUNKY GUACAMOLE

BEST EVER CHUNKY GUACAMOLE image

Provided by Stacy Goodall

Time 23h

Number Of Ingredients 10

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3 avocados, preferably haas and medium in size
6 slice bacon
1 tsp bacon fat (reserved and rendered from cooking the bacon)
3 large scallions, sliced thin, about 1/3 cup
1 medium garlic clove, pressed (if you don't have a garlic press, just mince the garlic. i usually use 2 or three garlic cloves)
1 small jalapeno, stemmed, seeded and minced
1/4 c cilantro leaf, minced
salt, to taste
1/2 tsp ground cumin (more or less to taste)
2 Tbsp lime juice (fresh squeezed)

Steps:

1. Fry bacon on stovetop until crisp.
2. Drain bacon and reserve at least 1 teaspoon of rendered bacon fat.
3. When bacon is cool to touch, crumble it.
4. Halve one of the avocados, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a medium bowl.
5. Mash the flesh lightly with the scallions, garlic, chile, cilantro, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and cumin with the tines of a fork until just combined.
6. Add the bacon crumbles and bacon fat and combine with avocado mixture.
7. Halve, pit, and CUBE the remaining 2 avocados. Add the cubes to the bowl with the mashed avocado mixture.
8. Sprinkle the lime juice over the diced avocado and mix the entire contents of the bowl lightly with a fork until combined but still chunky. Adjust the seasonings with salt if necessary,(you can add a bit more bacon fat if you like), and serve.