Jazz up your taco night! You probably know Rick Bayless, chef and owner of award-winning Frontera Grill, a restaurant in Chicago that specializes in Mexican cuisine. And his YouTube channel offers a veritable Ph.D program in Mexican cooking. Here are some selections from his taco playlist.
Homemade Corn Tortillas
🌮 You’re the chef! but this one’s primarily for the die-hard hobbyists. I’m sure homemade tortillas taste better. But the yellow corn tortillas I can buy are just fine, thank you, and hella easier. 🌮
Recipe. [20:47]
Breakfast Tacos
[I]t was always just a quick meal until I discovered all the beautiful variations on tacos of huevos a la mexicana in Austin, Texas, where they’re simply called “breakfast tacos.”
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Recipe. [9:06]
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Tacos al Pastor
Lebanese immigrants first created tacos al pastor in Mexico in the early 1900s. These immigrants brought their shawarma-style cooking techniques, which included rotating meat over an open flame—the method still used today to make tacos al pastor.
Over time, Mexican cooks began adapting their flavors to the dish, adding things like pineapple and cilantro….
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Recipe. [19:20]
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Red Chile Beans & Greens Tacos
🌮 Use vegetable oil in the cooking, and these will be vegetarian. 🌮
Recipe. [15:18]
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Ensenada Fish Tacos
[H]istorians agree that [fish tacos] originated around the Mercado Negro fish market in Ensenada. What may have been grilled fish to start quickly became crispy fish wrapped in corn tortillas with some thin-sliced cabbage and salsa mexicana—simple, forthright flavors of the local cooking.
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Recipe. [19:40]
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Tacos de Chile Relleno
(Cheesy Roasted Poblano Tacos)
Near our apartment in Mexico City is a taqueria that has figured out how best to serve the classic melted cheese by turning it into individual tacos, avoiding the typical queso fundido pitfalls…. [C]hopped, roasted poblano held lusciously together with the cheese ... echoes the flavor of cheesy chiles rellenos, which is what they call them, tacos de chile relleno.
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A cheesy vegetarian taco. Recipe. [6:52]
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So c’mon in the café and grab a cuppa...
...and a nice nosh...
...and join us!
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