Guasacaca Sauce Venezuela Recipes

GUASACACA

Steps:

• Add the cilantro, parsley, avocado flesh, lime zest and juice, garlic, jalapeno, onion and bell pepper to the bowl of a food processor and pulse 4 or 5 times until finely chopped. With the motor running, drizzle in the olive oil and process until completely smooth. Adjust the consistency with up to 4 tablespoons water if needed. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a bowl and serve immediately. A perfect addition to a beautifully seared hanger steak.

GUASACACA SAUCE

Steps:

• Add the cilantro, oil, onions, bell peppers, hot sauce, mustard, serrano peppers, garlic, lemon juice, salt, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and sugar to a bowl and mix with an immersion blender until the ingredients are combined but the sauce is still chunky. In a separate bowl, mash the avocados. Add to the sauce and gently combine the ingredients well.
• Serve immediately with empanadas, or transfer to an airtight container with the avocado pits, to slow down oxidation of the avocados.
• Recipe courtesy of Pica Pica, LLC
• Add the cilantro, oil, onions, bell peppers, hot sauce, mustard, serrano peppers, garlic, lemon juice, salt, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and sugar to a bowl and mix with an immersion blender until the ingredients are combined but the sauce is still chunky. In a separate bowl, mash the avocados. Add to the sauce and gently combine the ingredients well.
• Serve immediately with empanadas, or transfer to an airtight container with the avocado pits, to slow down oxidation of the avocados.
• Recipe courtesy of Pica Pica, LLC

GUASACACA SAUCE

Steps:

• Put everything except the olive oil into a food processor and process until mostly smooth. Add the olive oil in a stream with the processor running and process until smooth. Let stand at room temperature for at least 1 hour for the flavors to blend. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve sauce at room temperature with meats, fish, or vegetable chips. If made in advance, store, covered, in the refrigerator, but bring to room temperature before serving.

GUASACACA SAUCE (VENEZUELA)

Steps:

• Peel tomatoes and dice them, along with the chili peppers and the onions.
• Mix the tomatoes, onions, chiles, the parsley and the cilantro with the vinegar, the oil the salt and the pepper, mixing with a wooden spoon.
• Peel the avocados, puree the most ripe one, cut the other one into dice.
• Add to the other ingredients and place the avocado pip in the sauce, so it does not go black.
• Before you serve remove the pips.