How the fuck much is half a bunch of cilantro?

[KitchenWitch]

President and Laura Bush's Guacamole Recipe

8 ripe avocados
4 lemons, juiced
7 shallots, finely chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
1/2 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
1 tsp black pepper
1 Tbsp salt

Halve and pit avocados and scoop out flesh into a bowl. Mash to desired consistency and mix in remaining ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for about an hour before serving. Serve with tortilla chips.

[Bluebear]

1. What, no mangos? nt

[KitchenWitch]

3. LOL

I am so sorry, I meant to post this in the Lounge. nothing to see here~

[Gabi Hayes]

2. not a whole bunch....

[KitchenWitch]

5. rimshot!

:rofl:

[Bluebear]

6. How big is Laura's bunch?

Take half of that.

[6000eliot]

4. TOO MUCH!

Run away! Run away!

[KitchenWitch]

7. LOL

I am not a big cilantro fan either.

[seabeyond]

8. they come in a bunch. chop up half of the bunch, finely

sounds like a good recipe. i LOVE cilantro

[demosincebirth]

17. I love it too. Salsa without cilantro is just plain ol' New York City

imitation. We don't use cilantro in our guacamole. Instead of jalapenos, we use chile serranos, which have more heat and better flavor.

[Montagnard]

9. Take a whole cilantro

And divide it by two...correct pronunciation is "Clantrious" , more than one whole cilantro.

[Psephos]

10. About a quarter cup, once it's been chopped n/t

[swag]

11. A trillion? I don't even know what a trillion is.

Maybe it's a brazillion cilantro.

[AussieDave]

12. Take a whole bunch of cilantro, chop finely, flush down toilet

because that's all it's good for - it's the DEVIL'S WEED and should be eradicated at once !!

But that's just my opinion. I hate the stuff - adds nothing to anything except the taste of stink-beetles.:puke:

[karlrschneider]

15. If I knew what shit tasted like, I'd say "just like cilantro"

:D

[AussieDave]

18. Thank you - either shit or kissing Ann Coulter

:o

[karlrschneider]

13. The only thing in the world more disgusting than cilantro is parsnips

I would shoot myself with my own .357 magnum before I'd eat either of them.

[KitchenWitch]

14. I dislike cilantro, but love parsnips.

[karlrschneider]

16. Oh, gawd

:puke: :puke:

;-)

[MADem]

26. I like both cilantro and parsnips, but not together

And I think the Monkey's recipe is LAME!

[niyad]

27. then I guess I won't share my tequila-lime chicken recipe with you,

since it calls for cilantro. too bad, because it is pretty good.

[KitchenWitch]

30. I usually substitute basil for cilantro

and would love to see your tequila-lime chicken recipe.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

19. That's not Guacamole!! this is...

5 ripe avocados
2-3 HEAT ROASTED jalapenos, seeded and diced
1 pkg. cream cheese (at room temp)
1/2 t. salt
1 t. onion power
sometimes I throw in a little garlic powder if I'm feeling cheeky.

Roasting the peppers is very important, it unlocks the real flavor.

Mash it all up together, use a mixer so it's blended real good.

Guaranteed not to last more than 3 hours.

:)

[KitchenWitch]

21. That sounds yummy!

[snowbear]

32. Wow, that sounds awesome !!!

Gotta try that one!

With some cilantro of course!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

46. good gracious! I forgot the tomatoe!

1 small tomato, chopped.

Margarita would smack me upside the head if she knew I screwed up her recipe!

shhhhh! don't tell. :)

[KitchenWitch]

59. your secret is safe with me.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

60. ...

:hug:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

20. Whoa...shallots!...ain't they hifalutin'! (you know they use yellow onion)

[KitchenWitch]

22. LOL

I loves me some shallots though.

[Lisa]

23. I don't think George cooks. He would hurt himself ...

... on all the pointy or hot things in a kitchen. If he can half-kill himself falling off a couch or a Segway (plus that poor policeman he ran over with his bike!), he would be a total threat. Run away!

[begin_within]

24. Forget their lame recipe. Here's the best one (my own) and it's very easy.

1 large or 2 small cloves garlic
1/4 teaspoon salt
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 cup green taco sauce - not red
3 or 4 large Haas avocados, very ripe but not brown inside

Mash garlic with a garlic press. Add salt and lime juice, then add the green taco sauce. Use more sauce if you want it spicy. Use only Haas avocados - do not use Fuerte, Bacon or Zutano. Cut avocados in half and remove pits. Dice avocado flesh while still in shell, then scoop out with spoon. Add diced avocado to the mixture, and stir just until it blends in. It should still have small chunks throughout, it should not be a smooth paste. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. Never add tomatoes or any seasonings other than what is listed above. This recipe never fails - they will gobble it up.

[maveric]

25. 1/8 of a shitload.

[Telly Savalas]

61. A metric shitload or an imperial shitload?

[snowbear]

28. One jalapeno for EIGHT friggin avacodos ???

What a bunch of woosies!

Yummm cilantro!

[Wapsie B]

29. It's just a little fucking bit!

Geez. :eyes:

[KitchenWitch]

31. LOL

Good to see you!

:hi:

[Wapsie B]

35. I'm glad you could see me too!

;-)

:hi:

It's great to see you KW!

[KitchenWitch]

37. ...

I only know of one person who has me on ignore, and for the life of me, I cannot figure out why.

[Wapsie B]

55. You? On ignore?

What's this world coming too? That's a weird one. :shrug:

[KitchenWitch]

56. That is what I thought

but it is all true.

[Wapsie B]

57. Well I've don't know who if anyone has me on ignore.

But if they do it's tough shit on them I say.

[KitchenWitch]

58. I discovered my ignorer quite by accident

Oh well.

[Robeson]

33. Coming up with that recipe, must have been hard werk....

...:think:

[KitchenWitch]

34. Yes, like being a vacationing president!

[Robeson]

36. It's hard werk, werkin' hard.

[KitchenWitch]

38. I see you saw the New Vikings Unis post

:puke:

[Robeson]

40. Horrible, absolutely horrible....

...I wonder how Zygi would like his self professed favorite team, the Giants, changing their uniforms to look like a cartoon for 9 year olds...:mad:

[KitchenWitch]

42. Go go Power Rangers!

:grr:

[shugah]

39. about 45 cents

a whole bunch being 99 cents.

that guacamole recipe is totally 'yuck', imo.

[KitchenWitch]

41. Oh agreed on the yuk factor of the recipe

LIME juice you idjits!

I posted it because of the 1/2 bunch of cilantro. Now there is a scientific measure :sarcasm:

[pauliedangerously]

43. LEMON?!?!?!?!

You put LIME in guacamole. Sheesh...

[XemaSab]

44. Either way too much or not nearly enough

Depending on how you feel about cilantro...

[Shine]

45. LOL! OK, I'm hungry now. Thanks a lot.

I skipped dinner and don't want to do the late night eating thing, and then I clicked on your recipe thread and NOW I'm really hungry.

Drink water.

I really love cilantro, btw. Some people hate it, but I love it. Aren't you thrilled?

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

49. Which is likely the one place where you and I differ

I do not like cilantro much. I can tolerate it in extremely small doses.

[Shine]

51. Yeah, my mom's the same way. She hates it.

guess that particular trait wasn't passed down.

To each, their own.

:hug:

[KitchenWitch]

52. Yup

My husband (the Thai cook) usually substitutes Thai basil for cilantro in the stuff I will be eating.

[Shine]

54. Ohhhh, I love thai basil, too.

OK, basically, I love ALL food right now. :7

That's it, I'm going to bed.

xo!
:hug:

[fleabert]

47. not to defend a piece of shit guac recipe, but...

fresh cilantro is sold in bunches- all roughly the same size. Cut the stems off and then halve that amt. and you have half a bunch.

but...imo, it's not guacamole without tomatoes and garlic. I think this would be a shitty quac.

I almost forgot- LIMES not Lemons in guac, sheesh, it's so obvious these people are not from texas!

[jukes]

48. i'm sorry, K/W

but where the HELL did you get this?

a bush cookbook? i don't think they can even feed themselves much less cook!

besides there's no tequila or cocaine in that recipe!


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

50. Off the White House website

I kid you not.

Right along with Tommy Thompson's how to grill and eat bratwurst. :eyes:

[Lisa]

53. okay -- I just got back from the grocery store

This is approximately how big their cilantro bunches are:




It will compact a bit if it's minced up really fine. I'm thinking -- half a bunch is something like a third to half-cup? I have cilantro in the back garden, so I'm trying to estimate the number of stems needed to make up that amount. 15 to 18, maybe? It does depend on how old the plant is (how long the stems are).

Personally I've always considered it a matter of taste -- my roommate would deliberately put less into the recipe when making guac or salsa for a party, in case visitors disliked that particular ingredient. She loved cilantro and would set aside a small bowl of it for herself, figuring she could always add extra to her portion.