Episodes

13 episodes in this season

Eat, Drink and Be Merida

25 min

Fresh Chiles, Hot & Cool

25 min

Mysteries of the Deep

25 min

A Pig, a Pit, and a Plan

25 min

Savoring Citrus

25 min

Tropical Sweet Tooth

25 min

Rick & Jacques. Two Chefs at Playa

25 min

Yesterday, Today & Tamales

25 min

Yucatan Snack-a-Thon

25 min

E10

Modern Mayan

25 min

E11

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Paste Sensations

25 min

E12

Show Me the Honey

25 min

E13

Hacienda Renaissance

25 min

Mexico: One Plate at a Time

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200325m

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Paste Sensations

Season 5 · Episode 11 · Mar 23, 2007

How do you transform a simple piece of fresh fish into a gorgeous Yucatecan specialty? It’s all in the magic paste, says Rick, as he takes us to the Merida market to explore the region’s colorful, aromatic essential seasoning pastes (or recados). These magical mounds of spice blends become the base for grilling rubs, the heart and soul of tamales, the seasoning for all kinds of food wrapped in banana leaves and the flavoring undercurrent for tangy escabeches and slow-simmered stews. We journey from an achiote tree to the commercial grinders for the seeds to Rick’s home to understand this aromatic, alluring spice so beloved in the Yucatan. Rick shows us how to make our own Achiote Seasoning Paste, and then use it for Short Ribs Kabik. Then we make the garlicky “Bistec” Seasoning Paste to use in the stunning dish of Grilled Chicken in Escabeche.

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Mexico: One Plate at a Time

TV Series

200325m

Documentary

Now playing

Paste Sensations

Season 5 · Episode 11 · Mar 23, 2007

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