User Manual to

THE BEST Pico de Gallo

Tony Guajardo

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Table of Contents
Overview..3
Grocery List.4
Kitchen Tools.................5
Cutting the tomatoes.............6-7
Cutting the onion.8-9
Onion/Tomato ratio..10
Cutting cilantro.11
Cutting Serrano peppers..............12
Adding Limes.13
Adding Garlic Salt..14
Troubleshooting.........15

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Overview
The purpose of this manual is to teach one how to make a
quick and easy appetizer that will satisfy anyone who is
hungry and in need of a snack. After reading the manual
users will have the power to prepare and make a delicious
finger food for everyone to enjoy.

Users should have general knowledge about kitchen
equipment and food preparation technique.
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-4 plump tomatoes
-1 white onion
-1 bushel of cilantro
-2 Serrano peppers
-3 limes
-Garlic salt
-Tortilla chips
*Note: Serving size for 6-8 people
Grocery List
Time to head to your local grocery store and
buy some fresh produce for the BEST pico. You
will need the following ingredients:
*Serrano peppers are spicy
and may be substituted for
a milder pepper such as a
jalapeo.
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Kitchen tools:
You will only need basic kitchen
tools for this snack. The following
kitchen tools will be needed:

-Cutting board(s)
-Knife
-Lime squeezer (optional)
-Mixing bowl
-Spoon
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1) Start by grabbing the knife and cut the pit
out of the tomato. Then slice the tomato in
equal slices about inch thick.
Cutting the Tomato
2) Repeat this for all the tomatoes.
Once all tomatoes are in slices,
prepare to dice the tomatoes.
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3) To dice the tomatoes, cut vertically in
equal slices, then rotate tomatoes and cut
vertically again so tomatoes are in cubes.
Cutting the Tomato
cont.
4) Repeat steps until all the tomatoes
are cut. Once all tomatoes are cut, it is
time to throw them in the bowl.
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1) We will also dice the onion for the
recipe. First start by cutting the onion in
half. Then cut the onion in half again.
Cutting the Onion
2) Once onions are in 1/4
th
s. Peel the
onion 2 layers at a time in order to prep
them for dicing.
*onions do tend to make people cry when
cutting them; chewing a piece of gum will
help with this.
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3) To dice the onion, cut your two layers of
onions vertically in inch slices.
Cutting the Onion
cont.
4) Then lay your slices
down so they are
hugging each other
and cut vertically again
to complete the dice.
5) Repeat these steps until the whole onion
is diced.
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Combine the onions in
a bowl and check if
enough onions have
been cut to check the
consistency. You dont
want to many onions
to tomatoes as they
can be overpowering
to the Pico.
Onion/Tomato Ratio
* Acceptable ratio you should shoot for is a 3
tomatoes:1onion ratio.
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There are two ways to cut cilantro and I
will teach you both. Either way works it
is just all about preference.
Cutting Cilantro
You can pick the
cilantro leaves off
the stems then
chop, or chop
cilantro with the
stems.
Whichever way you do is up to you,
but to chop the cilantro first cut
vertically then cut horizontally.
Repeat until the cilantro leaves are
cut into little pieces then add to the
bowl of tomatoes and onions.
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Cutting Serranos
1) To cut the serranos start by cutting
the stems off the peppers and cutting
the pepper in half. You will then cut in
half again so peppers are in 1/4ths.

*Depending on how you want the
heat level of your pico you need to
decide if you want to de-seed the
peppers or not.

2) Once peppers are in 1/4ths, cut
peppers vertically into little pieces
about 1/8
th
of an inch. You want
peppers to be small so they
overpower the Pico. Once all peppers
are cut add them to the bowl.
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Adding Limes
Cut your limes in half, then squeeze juice into the
bowl with all your other ingredients.
* To yield more lime juice, roll uncut limes while applying
pressure on countertop to loosen up juice fibers.
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Adding Garlic Salt
Garlic salt is the secret ingredient that sets this Pico apart from
the rest. Add a generous amount of garlic salt then mix Pico
with a spoon to disperse ingredients evenly.
The BEST Pico de Gallo is now complete and
ready to eat!
*Chill Pico
In freezer
for 10
minutes
to allow
lime juice
to
marinade.
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Troubleshooting
Cutting your tomatoes can be challenging and difficult. If
any problems arise please refer to this video as it helps you to
dice your tomato:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTJIGGBN8l4
Tomatoes can also be a pain to cut with a dull knife. If you
do experience a dull knife this video will show you how to
sharpen it so you can glide through those tomatoes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIz8QNVb4P8


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