Rick Bayless "Mexico: One Plate at a Time" Episode 701: Tacos on Fire!
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Published 2024-04-16
The answer is, “all of the above … and a whole lot more.”
And to prove it, Rick heads to Mexico City, for a non-stop taco trek. It starts at Fishmart, a neighborhood seafood restaurant in trendy Condesa with the lobster tacos that inspired Rick’s Topolobampo version – succulent chunks of grilled lobster and black beans, wrapped in a warm corn tortilla.
Following his nose, and the smell of smoldering charcoal and sizzling meat, Rick moves on to explore some taquerías – one renowned for its char-grilled tacos al carbon and another for pork tacos al pastor, made on a revolving vertical grill, gyros-style. Here too, it’s all about simplicity: a few perfect mouthfuls of mind-blowing meat and super fresh tortilla.
But Rick’s saved his favorite underground street-food discovery for last.
Super Tacos Chupacabras is hidden away under a freeway overpass. But it’s so over-the-top, and the griddled tacos and slow-cooked toppings are so tasty and cheap, everyone from VIPs to bike messengers line up all day and all night. Back at home, Rick gets ready to throw his own “Supertacos” party with a little help from his friends.
It’s a laugh-filled, spontaneous celebration of cooking and fun, as everyone pitches in to make Tangy Tamarind Cooler and Mexican Snakebite, Tacos of Seared Scallops with Chorizo and Potatoes and Rick’s easy version of Grilled Pork Tacos al Pastor, made right on the backyard grill.
This Episode's Recipes:
- Tangy Tamarind Mexican Snakebite: www.rickbayless.com/recipe/mexican-snakebite-with-…
- Tacos of Seared Scallops with Chorizo and Potatoes: www.rickbayless.com/recipe/seared-scallops-with-ch…
- Grilled Pork Tacos al Pastor: www.rickbayless.com/recipe/pastor-style-tacos/
All Comments (21)
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Please do not stop posting these videos.. every single one of them inspires me .. I learn so much and as always it's so relaxing ..☺️ I have also made quite a few of your recipes and they have turned out incredible. Ty again Rick
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"Un taquito para mi amor" hahaha I love it. Eso es lo más mexicano que alguien le puede decir a su amada 🤭
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This taco party looked especially fun. Can’t remember another episode where the guests did so much of the cooking. It really all looked delicious. The scallops were killing me.
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Mr Bayless I just love ur passion and friendly way u bring Mexico to us here in the states
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INCREDIBLY-FABULOUS // beyond mere words! Food Incomparable // FAMILY-PRICELESS !
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It's amazing Skip Bayless and Rick Bayless both got to the top of their respective fields, but sad that they are estranged. Brothers should be brothers ❤
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Love it. Great to see Rick having fun & cracking jokes.
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OMG! What a great lesson on tacos! I loved the Mexican "sushi!" You are the best!
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Fantastic video. So wonderful to see friends cooking, eating and having fun. "Her" laugh is incredibly infectious. Thanks so much.
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Super fun episode! 😊
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Tacos al Pastor. I am salivating here..... Love them.
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Lived watching Rick roast his friends 😄😄😄
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❤this channel 👍💯🔥
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❤❤❤
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what happened to the dessert?
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What I find interesting is Mexico City being over 7,000ft elevation. I live at 5,000ft elevation. There are some things that need to be done a bit different compared to sea level cooking. ...Is there anything in particular you noticed the restaurants in Mexico City doing differently than Chicago based restaurants? Because of the high altitude?
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🙏🙏🙏❤️
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Semantics can be maddening. ...corn tortilla, flour tortilla, folded, wrapped, rolled, flat? Taco, burrito? ...does not matter to me. As long as I enjoy cooking it and it ends up tasting great. ...I just enjoy trying some different flavor combos and cooking techniques. ...Tacos Al Pastor is next on my list. I don't have a vertical cooker. But I have a 22" Weber grill and a Rotisserie accessory. Going to figure out a way to make it work, but cooking it horizontally.
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What brand or what search term should I use to find a 3 tier vertical charcoal rotisserie/trompo?
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Rick and his wife deann invited 4 guests to a grilled taco party
